xenografts

Recounts several historical attempts to transplant animal organs into humans and draws attention to the immense potential and promise of this form of therapy.

Genetisist P.J. Colding and his team, working on a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, figure out how to reverse evolution and create a computer-engineered living creature from which organs can be harvested for transplant patients, but, to their surprise, the animals are not as docile as they thought they would be and P.J. and the others must fight in order to avoid becoming their prey.

Recounts scientist David Sachs' efforts to perfect the art of organ transplantation, describing his lab experiments and the impact they had on the scientific and medical communities.