Transgenic pigs and virus adaptation

被引:137
作者
Weiss, RA [1 ]
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[1] Inst Canc Res, London SW3 6JB, England
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10.1038/34772
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Pigs offer the best hope of providing organs for transplantation to humans. But, in overcoming the problems of tissue rejection, we may be increasing our risk of infection from pig viruses.
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