R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” ...

Human organs could be bioprinted for transplants within 10 years, according to Lithuanian startup Vital3D. But before reaching human hearts and kidneys, the company is starting with something simpler: ...

Over one billion people worldwide are over 60, and the population is projected to more than double by 2050. But as more ...

A biotech startup wants to replace laboratory animals with "headless" bodies grown from human cells. And that isn't even the weirdest thing they want to ...

An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced, in Science Advances, the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented ...

Chinese researchers have developed a new method to preserve tissues at cold temperatures, an advance that could extend the ...

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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 ...