Debating the Risks of Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants
Executive Summary
Debate continues swirling around the issues of animal-to-human organ transplant, stirring up ethical concerns as well as scientific ones. This much is certain: the companies involved in the area saw potential problems coming a long time ago, but placed bets they hoped would establish them as leaders in a new and lucrative market. Those bets may yet pay off, but the players will now be watched far more closely than they were just a few years ago.