But viruses have also been transferred from animals to humans, and critics fear xenotransplantation could introduce dangerous, unknown viruses in humans with no known cures. But the report goes on to recommend guidelines for clinical trials, which one group said is an endorsement to proceed with experiments. She added that it could take 10 years or more before we know if the technology is truly safe. CRT is an international coalition of physicians, scientists, and 90 public interest groups, including the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine , the International Center for Technology Assessment , the New Mexico Center for Chronic Disorders, the Jane Goodall Institute , and the Earth Island Institute . The AMA council also said that study subjects should have to agree to lifelong surveillance, disclosure of sexual contacts and an autopsy after death.
Critics say such guidelines are unethical and unenforceable.
And you cannot legally force people to comply with monitoring or other type of surveillance. This has already proven impossible with AIDS study subjects. Many patients participating in AIDS clinical trials agreed to be monitored for life, but have gone into hiding and now can't be tracked down. You can't establish a xenotransplantation Gestapo to force patients to comply. The AMA will vote on the recommendations on either Tuesday or Wednesday.