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The day I met the boy who was given my son’s heart: Mum’s instinct helps her spot stranger who received life-saving organ
When John Carter died of a brain tumour, his parents found comfort in the knowledge his heart would save someone else’s life. But they had no idea whose ... until an amazing chance encounter five
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Japanese Scientists Perfect Technique To Grow Human Organs In Animals
A panel of scientists and legal experts appointed by the Japanese government will be gathering together to begin drafting guidelines governing Japan’s historic embryonic research. If all goes according to plan, scientists hope to
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Human organs ‘could be grown in animals within a year’
A panel of scientists and legal experts appointed by the government has drawn up a recommendation that will form the basis of new guidelines for Japan's world-leading embryonic research. There is widespread support in Japan
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Kidney grown in lab successfully transplanted into rat
Scientists have grown a kidney in a laboratory and shown that it works when implanted into a living animal. The work is an important step towards the longer-term goal of growing personalised replacement organs
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