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An opportunity in organ transplantation

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Further progress in organ transplantation must overcome two key problems: a shortage of organs and long term immunological tolerance. Xenografts and immunological conditioning may help

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Calne, R. An opportunity in organ transplantation. Nat Med 1, 20–22 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0195-20

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