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Dec 2023
47m 23s

Is Xenotransplantation Ready for Prime T...

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This episode examines the need for and promise of xenotransplantation, considering first the plight of patients and then the progress being made by researchers.

A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2309946.

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