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Organ, cell and tissue transplants

Diagram of which organ, cell and tissue are suitable transplants

Diseased, damaged and failing human organs, cells and tissues can be replaced with healthy alternatives. Transplants usually come from human donors (allotransplantation), but researchers are investigating whether animal donors can also be used (xenotransplantation).

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