Why is organ transplantation challenging?

A) Organs cannot be grown in the laboratory.
B) T cells from the immune system attack transplanted tissue.
C) Identical twins cannot donate organs to each other by law.
D) To harvest a donor's organs, the donor needs to be dead for at least 24 hours.


Answer: B

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