Xenotransplantation is the transplant of LIVE cells, tissues and organs
from one species to another species. Specifically, we are talking about
the prospect of transplanting material from pigs into human beings.
Although, in the meantime, a range of quite gruesome animal experiments
have taken place where, for example, organs from pigs have been
transplanted into rhesus monkeys and baboons, some of whom have been
captured from the wild.
The reason why xenotransplantation is being developed is that companies
such as Novartis are trying to exploit a gap in the market for organ
transplants. There are growing waiting lists for organs and, currently,
shortfalls in the supply.
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