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Scientists convert type A kidney to type O for first human transplant

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait years for a match that never comes. Incompatibility of blood type is one of ...
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First transplant in pigs of modified porcine kidneys with human renal organoids

ENG: Confocal microscopy image of a kidney organoid on day 16 of differentiation. The cells have been labelled different colours using immunofluorescence to identify specific components: LTL (green: ...
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In a First, Scalable Production of Human Kidney Organoids Using Perfused Pig Kidneys

A pioneering technology has been developed that enables human kidney organoids to be produced in a scalable manner by allowing the organoids to be combined with ex vivo pig kidneys and then ...
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‘We need this’: Pig-to-human kidney transplants enter clinical trials

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two different gene-edited pig kidneys have been successfully transplanted into living human patients under FDA’s ...