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NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Pierson on the implications of recent efforts to transplant pig organs into humans.

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The Ethics of Zeno Transplantation

Zeno transplantation will emerge as an alternative that is considered in the case of each person who is presenting withn stage organ failure. For some patient's access to a timely xenograph may turn out to be a preferred option because of the risks associated with waiting for the right human organ. Xenographs ropose ethical issues that alograps do not, in particular until we know more about potential infectious risks.

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