XENOTRANSPLANTATION: Answer To Shortage Of Human Organs?
In this week's Stryker's Corner, guest columnist Aaron Plant looks at the brave new world of "xenotransplantation." Will harvesting organs from animals be the next millennium's answer to the chronic shortage of organs for transplantation? Or will crossing species barriers upset Mother Nature and subject humanity to threats of new infectious diseases? Check out this week's feature to find out, if not the answers, at least the right questions.
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