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Published online 27 May 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030527-1
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Transplant dangers tackled
Researchers latch onto pig virus' receptor molecules.
Scientists have identified a molecule that allows a notorious pig virus to invade human cells. The discovery could help assess the dangers of pig-to-human organ transplants.
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