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

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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 ...

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

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 ...

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