Lab-Grown Kidneys Transplanted into Rats Become Functional

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have fitted rats with kidneys that were grown in a lab from stripped-down kidney scaffolds. When transplanted, these 'bioengineered' organs starting filtering the rodents’ blood and making urine. [More]
Source: Scientific American Topic - Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Tags: Health,Health,Medical Technology,Biotechnology,Biotechnology,Biology,Technology Source Type: news