CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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To determine: The pros and cons associated with organ commerce.

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The kidney transplantation is a medical procedure in which a kidney of a healthy individual is removed to place it into the body of a recipient with kidney failure. It is one of the greatest advances in the field of medicine.

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