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Are your organs different from a BIRD's?

Human Buddy is an animated show that explores the wonders of the human body in a fun and entertaining style. This series ...
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‘Suspended animation’ drug could aid organ transplantation and survival from traumatic injury

A study suggests that a pain relief drug that can quickly and reversibly induce a sleep-like state in cells and organs could facilitate organ transplantation and prevent irreversible tissue injury.
Forbes

The Startup Behind The First Pig-Human Kidney Transplant Is Targeting Hearts And Livers Next

Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was successfully transplanted into a living patient last week. Its CEO says the company is just getting started. Last Thursday, surgeons at ...
Nature

Pig-organ transplants: what three human recipients have taught scientists

As researchers mark the loss of the first living recipient of a pig kidney, they share what they’ve learnt about xenotransplantation. Last week, the first living person to receive a kidney from a pig ...
CNN

Experimental transplant of gene-edited pig liver into human offers hope for new frontier of research

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human. The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was brain-dead, and ...
CNN

For the first time, a genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man

A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly published report. There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys ...