Scientists transplant pig kidney into a human – Again
Another important step towards the promised medical marvels of xenotransplantation.
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Newborn in Japan receives first treatment with liver STEM cells
The infant was too small for surgery, so doctors bought it some time.
Canadian researchers develop hand-held skin printer to treat burn patients
An exciting, and compact, alternative to skin grafts.
Defeating HIV: second patient in history goes into sustained remission after stem cell transplant
Humanity strikes back: another win against HIV.
New 3D-printing process creates ligaments, tendons for transplant — paves the way for replacement organs
Print me a new me, please. Make me taller, too.
Young vet wounded by I.E.D. receives a transplanted penis
It was the most complex penis transplant ever performed.
Child’s brain rewires following double hand transplant
This is the incredible story of Zion, the first quadruple amputee child in whom researchers observed massive brain reorganization before ...
Pig organ transplants into humans might be two years away in China
Scientists are now desperately seeking government approval for the 2019 clinical trial.
First living-donor uterus transplant in the US performed in Texas
Out of four procedures, one has potential for success.
Man receives first penis transplant in the United States
A man recovering from penile cancer is the first American citizen to receive a penis transplant. The operation, a first ...
Genetically-altered pigs to become humanity’s source for “spare” organs
Among all the species with which we share the animal kingdom, pigs are the ones whose organs are best suited ...
First bio-engineered kidney works after transplant in rats
A kidney in a bioreactor after seeding with cells. After transplantation it filtered blood and produced urine. Photograph: Ott Lab/Center ...
Doctors perform double-arm transplant on Iraq soldier
A former soldier who sadly became a quadruple amputee during his time in Iraq after an explosion three years ago ...