Imagine your heart is failing. Thankfully there's a donor, but it's not human. It's a pig. We're close to successfully transplanting non-human organs, but such procedures raise thorny issues about what it means to be human.
Imagine your heart is failing. Thankfully there's a donor, but it's not human. It's a pig. We're close to successfully transplanting non-human organs, but such procedures raise thorny issues about what it means to be human.
Imagine your heart is failing. Thankfully there's a donor, but it's not human. It's a pig. We're close to successfully transplanting non-human organs, but such procedures raise thorny issues about what it means to be human.
2000 livers get discarded each year because they deteriorate in transit, damaged by ice packs. A new device keeps the liver at room temperature, and is likely to double the number of donated livers available for transplant.
2000 livers get discarded each year because they deteriorate in transit, damaged by ice packs. A new device keeps the liver at room temperature, and is likely to double the number of donated livers available for transplant.
2000 livers get discarded each year because they deteriorate in transit, damaged by ice packs. A new device keeps the liver at room temperature, and is likely to double the number of donated livers available for transplant.
Synthetic capillaries made on a 3D printer may soon be used for transplants of lab-created organs, a technology that could greatly benefit vascular systems.
Synthetic capillaries made on a 3D printer may soon be used for transplants of lab-created organs, a technology that could greatly benefit vascular systems.