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Xenotransplantation This page was researched by Sumiko Mekaru. What Is Xenotransplantation? Xenotransplantation: "the transplantation of cells, tissues or organs from non-humans to humans"1 Topics History What's being transplanted and from whom or what? Challenges 1) hyperacute rejection 2) anatomical and physiological computability Concern - potential zoonoses Critical Analysis Related Sites 1. Bach, F. H., et al. "Uncertainty in xenotransplantation: Individual benefit versus collective risk." Nature Medicine. February 1998; 4 (2), p. 141.

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