New risks, new gains

Jeffrey L. Platt ()
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Nature, 2000, vol. 407, issue 6800, 27-29

Abstract: The idea of transplanting organs from other species — most usefully, pigs — into humans raises excitement and controversy. The cloning of pigs may represent a step towards this goal. But the finding that pig endogenous retroviruses can infect mice transplanted with pig cells is cause for concern.

Date: 2000
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