Miniature organs have a new lifeline. Mimicking the way early human embryos grow blood vessels, scientists nudged multiple types of mini organs to sprout their own vascular networks. Also called ...
For more than a century, medical students have memorized the same map of the human body, confident that every major structure had already been charted. Yet recent research suggests that even in the ...
There may be good reasons to object to using animals as living organ factories, including welfare concerns. But the rationale ...
Stanford bioengineer Mark Skylar-Scott writes about what he’s working on, how it could advance human health and well-being, and why universities are critical players in the nation’s innovation ...
June 12, 2025 -- Over 100,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving kidney transplants, with 17 dying each day. Why isn’t universal donation enough? Could xenotransplantation – transplanting ...
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Scientists have taken a step toward creating 'sheeple' by introducing human cells into sheep embryos
Scientists have announced a breakthrough in the race to address a catastrophic organ shortage. It involves a wild mashup of human and sheep cells.
According to researchers, the goal of the experiment is to create organs that might be viable for humans.
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