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D6H4GB Implanted blastocyst, artwork

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Embryos made without sperm or eggs reveal why many pregnancies fail

Embryo organoids made from stem cells are enabling scientists to recreate early pregnancy in the lab, unlocking treatments for infertility, miscarriage and pre-eclampsia

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Human kidneys have been partially grown in pigs for the first time

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OrganEx technology reverses certain deleterious effects of prolonged ischemia. Representative images of electrocardiogram tracings in the heart(top), immunostainings for albumin in the liver(middle),and actin in the kidney(bottom).The images on the left side represent the organs subjected to a control perfusion, while the images on the right represents the organs subjected to perfusion with theOrganEx technology. Tissue integrity and certain cellular functions have been restored by theOrganEx technology one hour after circulatory arrest.

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Blood substitute repairs damaged organs hours after heart stops

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Time to drop the outdated and unfair anonymity rule in organ donation

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Time to drop the outdated and unfair anonymity rule in organ donation

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Watch as a pig heart is transplanted into a human for the first time

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Watch as a pig heart is transplanted into a human for the first time

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Pig heart is prepared for transplant

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How a pig heart was transplanted into a human for the first time

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Damaged human lungs revived for transplant by connecting them to a pig

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A shortage of donor organs mean many people die on waiting lists

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Slimming down fatty livers in the lab could boost donor organ supply

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Human genes have been added to pigs to create skin for transplants

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A surgeon connects a liver to the machine

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Machine seems to repair human livers and keep them alive for a week

Donated human livers can be kept alive for seven days in a new machine. The device also seems to boost organ health and may enable more people to get transplants

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