A Second Person Has Received a Pig Kidney Transplant
The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney.
New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
His effort paid off: Tim Andrews, 66, is only the second person known to be living with a pig kidney. Andrews is free from ...
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Scientists Use 3-D Printers to Make Body Parts
Already miniature kidneys and livers are used to test drugs, including chemotherapy agents. Is there any area of anatomy that can’t be made in this way? Printing at least parts of the human ...
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Growing rat kidneys in a lab: Are human organs next?
Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital have used baby-rat cells to grow functioning artificial kidneys in a lab, marking an important step toward the ultimate goal of creating human organs ...
Scientists find more microplastics in human brains than in kidneys and livers—and levels are rising
Tiny plastic particles may accumulate at higher levels in the human brain than in the kidney and liver, with greater ...