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Joint Discussion on Xenotransplantation with Mu Sigma Delta - 2/23/2006
Time and Place
The event will be held in Olin Hall 218 at 6:00 PM on the 23rd of February 2006.
Xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of cells, tissues or organs from one species to another such as from pigs to humans. Such cells, tissues or organs are called xenografts (xenotransplants). The terms heterograft and heterotransplant are also sometimes used, while the term homograft refers to a same-species transplant.
Xenotransplantation offers a potential treatment for end-stage organ failure, one of the most important health problems facing the industrialized world today. It also raises many novel medical, legal and ethical issues. Disease transmission (xenozoonosis), and possible long-term effects of xenotransplantation on the human gene pool and permanent alteration to the genetic code of animals are a cause for concern. A continuing concern is that cows and pigs have different lifespans than humans and their tissues age at a different rate.
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