xenotransplantation

Over three thousand patients die each year while awaiting organ transplants. They die from heart, kidney, lung and liver failure. End-stage organ failure is one of the most important public health problems facing Americans today. Although this is a serious problem, scientists may have found a solution. That solution is known as xenotransplantation.
Good afternoon. My name is Sarah Cougill and I am proudly representing the Fairfield FFA. I am here today to talk to you about a new biotechnological subject known as xenotransplantation.
Xenotransplantation refers to procedures that use living, non-human animal cells, tissues, or organs for human therapeutic purposes. (HHS Fact Sheet, n.p.) Interest in xenotransplantion has reappeared recently. One reason for this sudden reappearance is that human-to-human transplants or allotransplantation have become extremely successful. This success has caused a demand for human cells, tissues and organs. However, the supply of these human ...