The Transplant Idea that Will not Die

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The Transplant Idea that Will not Die

Are pigs the future of transplants? Byron Spice of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is impressed. - Art Caplan

Labels: Art Caplan, pigs, transplants, xenotransplantation

posted Dec 28, 2004 | link |

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