• XENOTRANSPLANTATION: BELIEVE IT OR NOT?

    Some of us may have heard the news about the first pig-to-human heart transplant that was conducted on 7 January 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. A new history has been made! However, this is not the first experience of transplanting animal organs to humans. Truth to be told, the attempt for do-ing xenotransplantation started many

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  • POTENTIAL ZOONOTIC BAT-BORNE DISEASE IN INDONESIA (Part 2)

    As an archipelago, Indonesia’s seas and oceans, in theory, may have historically. Globalization and resulting changes in human activities, including wildlife trade, are increasing across and beyond the country, heightening the risk of cross-species transmission and the spread of pathogens. In addition, the potential for diseases to “spillback” into animals from humans also enables greater

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