Posted by SteveR on October 28, 2001 at 22:34:19:
In Reply to: DRI Update posted by Ellen on October 28, 2001 at 06:27:12:
One person did post a summary on the CWD parents' list. This is one point that jumped out at me:
- Dr. Riccordi said that he puts no credibility in the recent announcements of pig islet transplants from New Zealand and exico. He said that these teams previously met with the DRI and these teams are the first research teams that the DRI decided not to share data with. Riccordi believes that they do not use proper scientific techniques and their data would not hold up to peer review. Riccordi said that the entire field of
xenotranplantation looks not very promising due to major concerns with virus transmission regardless of any success breeding pigs immune to PERV. The combination of tissues from a different species and the recipient being on immunosuppressent drugs is a recipe for disaster ("the next HIV").