Links
to the promise & perils of
Xenotransplantation
FAQs on Xenotransplantation
Background
Information on Xenotransplantation
Scientific/Scholarly
Sources of Information on Xenotransplantation
Government/Regulatory/Guideline
Documents on Xenotransplantation
Transplant-Related
Professional/Medical Organizations
Organ Transplant
Donor/Recipient Networks and Registries
Industry & Companies Involved in
Xenotransplantation Research
Organizations
Whose Members Might Benefit From Xenotransplantation
Organizations
Supporting Xenotransplantation
Organizations
Opposing Xenotransplantation
Animal Rights
Organizations Opposing Xenotransplantation
Bioethics:
Sites/Articles/Perspectives
Xenotransplantation
Articles on the Web Links are intended to be representative
of categories and are presented randomly to minimize
bias.
Background Information on
Xenotransplantation
Fact Sheet on Xenotransplantation (from
Health Canada)
FAQs
from National Health & Medical Research Council
(Australia)
Background on key issues with xenotransplantation (from
Canadian Public Health System)
Background on key ethical issues with xenotransplantation
(from Canadian Public Health System)
Report
on the State of the Science in Xenotransplantation. Executive
Summary. (US Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary's
Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation. Draft September
2004.)
Scientific/Scholarly Sources of Information
on Xenotransplantation
PubMed:
National Library of Medicine Database; just type "xenotransplantation" in
quotes in the box, hit "go", and wait for the search
results Google Scholar
Xenotransplantation:
Official Journal of the International Xenotransplant
Association Xenotransplantation
on the Web
Contacts for Active Investigators in Xenotransplantation
Leading researchers in xenotransplantation
Thomas E. Starzl
Transplantation Institute Background on Institute
Xenotransplantation:
Basic Research and Clinical Applications
by Jeffrey L. Platt (2002)
Xeno: The Promise of Transplanting Animal Organs into
Humans by
David K.C. Cooper & Robert P. Lanza
(2000)
New England Journal of Medicine: Guidelines for Xenotransplantation
(for purchase)
Gateway to recent articles on xenotransplantation
Richmond JD. Xenotransplantation: a European perspective. ALTA 2004;
32 (Suppl 1):469-71.
Boneva RS et al.: Infectious disease issues in xenotransplantation.
Clin Microbiol Rev 2001;14(1):1-14.
Fishman J.: Infection in xenotransplantation. (Editorial)
BMJ 2000;321:717-8.
Weiss
RA.: Xenotransplantation: pausing to reflect. Hospital
Practice
Government/Regulatory/Guideline Documents on Xenotransplantation
Secretary's
Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation (SACX): Chartered
by US Department of Health and Human Services)
Report on the State of the Science in Xenotransplantation
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary's
Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation. Draft September
2004.): The Executive Summary of this document is excellent.
Guidance for Industry. Source Animal, Product, Preclinical,
and Clinical Issues Concerning the Use of Xenotransplantation
Products in Humans. (US FDA, Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research. Final Guidance, April 2003)
(US) Public Health Service Guideline on Infectious Disease
Issues in Xenotransplantation. January 2001.
(US) FDA Xenotransplantation Action Plan
National Guideline Clearinghouse (on U.S. Public Health
Service guideline on infectious disease issues in xenotransplantation.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Recomm Rep
2001 Aug 24;50(RR-15):1-46.)
Council of Europe Recommendations to Committee of Ministers
Regarding Xenotransplantation (2003).
Australian Government: National Health and Medical Research
Council (NHMRC)---Animal-to-Human Transplantation Research:
A Guide for the Community. (2003/2004)
World Health Organization on Xenotransplantation
Transplant-Related Professional/Medical Organizations
International Xenotransplantation Society (IXA): Global
scientific society for xenotransplantation
8th International
Xenotransplantation Congress (September 2005)
American Society of Transplantation
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Transplant News Network/Centerspan Resources (Online source
for ASTS)
International Society for
Heart & Lung Transplantation
British Columbia Transplant Society
Canadian Association of Transplantation
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
European Transplant Coordinators Association
International Transplant Coordinators Society
International Transplant Nurses Society
List of Medical Professional and Transplant Associations
Organ Transplant Donor/Recipient Networks and Registries
UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing): the Premiere Donor
Source in US
Eurotransplant Foundation International
Australia & New
Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry
UK Transplant
Scandia Transplant
Industry & Companies Involved in Xenotransplantation
Research
BIO: Industry Group
Cryobiogenics
Revivicor
Organizations Whose Members Might Benefit From Xenotransplantation
Diabetes Research Institute
National Kidney Foundation
Insulin-Free Organization
Transplant Support Group:
The Islet Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Eurotransplant International Foundation
Transplantation Web Organization
The Transplant Network (Nevada)
Marilyn's Transplant Page
Organizations Supporting Xenotransplantation
EuropaBio: European Association for Bio Industries
Americans for Medical Progress
Organizations Opposing Xenotransplantation
Campaign for Responsible Transplantation (CRT)
Organic Consumers Association
Medical Research Modernization Committee
Doctors & Lawyers
for Responsible Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Gene Watch UK
Institute of Science in Society
Northeast Resistance Against Genetic Engineering
Zoonotics
Xenodiaries
Animal Rights Organizations Opposing Xenotransplantation
Humane Society of the United States
National Humane Education Society: Stance on genetic engineering
Animal Concerns.org
Animal Protection Institute
New England Anti-vivisection Society
National Anti-vivisection Society
Uncaged Campaigns
The Campaign
RDS
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Bioethics: Sites/Articles/Perspectives
Excellent, plain language debate on xenotransplantation
Blog.bioethics.net:
(American Journal of Bioethics)
Bioethics Working Group at Boston University: Xenotransplantation
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Center
for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Biojudiciary.org
New Zealand Bioethics Council
Citizens & Specialists
Informing Decisions on Organ Transplant Options (UK) Report
Medical Ethics: Tough Choices
European Public Health Alliance
"Xenotransplantation: are we making pigs of ourselves?" American
Medical Student Association
Vatican's view on xenotransplantation
Jewish
Law & Organ Transplantation
Science & Theology
News: Introduction to Xenotransplantation
PBS:
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly---The ethics of xenotransplantation
(March 2000)
Xenotransplantation Articles on the Web
Frontline Special on PBS: Organ Farm
MSNBC: Animal-to-human transplants show promise. Progress
being made in overcoming organ rejection, expert says. (September
2004)
NBC Nightly News/MSNBC: Need a liver? Raise a sheep. Organ
growing in animals raises ethical concerns. (April 2005)
CNN.Com: Cloning pigs for parts (January 2002)
US
News & World Report: Down on the organ farm (June
2003)
NPR: Talk of the Nation---Pig clones, pig viruses, and xenotransplantation
(August 2000)
PBS:
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly---The ethics of xenotransplantation
(March 2000)
New
Zealand Herald: Pig cells offer hope of miracle cure. (May
2005)
Environmental Media Services: Xenotransplantation (October
2000)
Facsnet: Making a pig of yourself: the promise and problems
of xenotransplantation
Stuff, New Zealand: Pig cell transplants into monkeys 'safe
and effective' (April 2005)
National Geographic News: Pig stem cells to be used to grow
human organs? (February 2005)
National Geographic News: Animal-human hybrids spark controversy.
(January 2005)
Medical News Today: Animal to human transplantation (xenotransplantation),
Australia (September 2004)
Nature: Engineered pig organs survival in monkeys. (December
2003) (Purchase required)
Innovations Report: Data presented on first cloned, double
knock-out miniature swine (January 2003)
Technology Review.com: Xenotransplantation. Pigs hearts
in humans? (May 2005)
Science Daily: Animal to human transplantation--future potential,
present risk. (May 2005)
Salon: Brave new world or future shock? (November 1999)
Campus Online Times, University of Rochester: Genetics brings
hope, controversy. (October 2004)
Richmond News, British Columbia, Canada: Mean are like pigs,
really (September 2004)
Pulse 24.com, Toronto, Canada: From species to species
Cybercast News Service: Pig-to-Human organ transplant trials
recommended in Australia (January 2004)
News-Medical.net: We want to figure out how to grow new
kidneys in humans. (June 2004)
New Zealand Herald: Pig-cell transplant denied. (May 2005)
UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization) Journal: Animal transplants: safe or sorry?
Transplantation Week: Mayo research fuels new concerns about
xenotransplantation. (January 2004)
Wired News: What we don't know may hurt us. (January 2000)
Scoop Independent News (New Zealand): Dialogue on animal
to human transplantation. (April 2005)
EurekAlert: Immerge reports PERVs most infectious to human
cells not part of germ-line DNA of mini-swine. (Press Release:
February 2004)
EurekAlert: Pig-human transplantation not PERVerted. (Press
Release: September 2004)
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