The Dawn of Xenotransplantation

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Xenotransplantation, the transplantation of organs or tissues between different species, has been a topic of research for decades. One of the most promising avenues for xenotransplantation is the use of pig organs in humans.
One of the biggest challenges of xenotransplantation is the risk of rejection. When a foreign organ is transplanted into a human, the recipient's immune system recognizes it as foreign and attacks it.