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David Shaw1, Wybo Dondorp2, Niels Geijsen3
1Department of Health, Ethics and Society, Research School GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel.
Abstract:
New techniques in regenerative medicine may soon enable the creation of human organs inside animals using induced pluripotent stem cells. This technology has the potential to solve the organ scarcity problem by providing a limitless source of personalised organs for transplantation, but also raises several ethical issues, particularly concerning animal welfare, the 'human features' problem and human dignity.
