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[โ€“] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We've been doing transplants for a while now. Close family are always easier and this happened during development, which possibly makes it even easier for the immune system to recognize as friendly.

[โ€“] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Transplants were virtually impossible without immunosuppressants (unless between identical twins), because immune system was destroying any foreign tissue