Moral uncertainty and the farming of human-pig chimeras
It may soon be possible to generate human organs inside of human-pig chimeras via a process called interspecies blastocyst complementation. This paper discusses what arguably the central ethical concern is raised by this potential source of transplantable organs: that farming human-pig chimeras for...
Main Authors: | Koplin, J, Wilkinson, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019
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