Not Just a “Disposable” Organ: Your Thymus May Be Saving Your Life
Research indicates that a certain organ has a critical role in immune health, especially in the prevention of cancer. Many people couldn’t say where their…
Organ News
One Step Closer to Artificial Organs: Living Fossil Provides New Insight
An ancient fish called a “living fossil” has assisted scientists in gaining a deeper understanding of stem cells, which could potentially lead to advancements in…
A Newly Discovered Type of Stem Cell Could Allow Scientists To Make Organs in a Dish
The University of Copenhagen researchers utilized a mouse model to discover an alternate path that some cells follow to build organs and used that information…
Organ-On-Chip Tech Reaches Next Stage, Experts Test Interaction With Pathogens
Scientists at Imperial College London have become the first in the world to test how pathogens interact with artificial human organs. Artificial human organs, or…
Full Genome of Domestic Pig Will Benefit Farmers & Researchers
Scientists have finally been able to completely sequence the genome of a domestic pig, which will allow farmers to breed healthier and meatier pigs, as…
Scientists Use Tasar Silkworm to Help Grow Artificial Cardiac Tissue
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research are trying to repair damaged cardiac tissue by growing replacement tissue in a laboratory….
