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GOP Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene were the only 'no' votes on a bill reauthorizing the National Marrow Donor Program
The program matches bone marrow donors with patients who have leukemia or other blood diseases. The…
Oma Seddiq
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A woman has been cured of HIV using a groundbreaking umbilical cord blood transplant, scientists say
A woman has reportedly become the third person to be "cured" of HIV via medical intervention, using…
Hilary Brueck
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A 7-year-old boy needs a bone-marrow transplant. Being mixed-race makes it almost impossible to find one.
White people have significantly higher chances of finding a match than Latinos or Black people. Jax…
Elizabeth Broadbent
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Why we still haven't cloned humans — it's not just ethics
Human cloning has been possible for 7 years, but we haven't done it yet. Here's why scientists don'…
Abby Tang,Michelle Yan,Victor…
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COVID-19 casts shadow on stem cell treatment across country
"Lockdown has affected transplantations, for sure. It has gone down to 20-30 per cent. There are pa…
PTI
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Scientists have developed a way to 3D-print corneas for human eyes
The researchers have made a gel, which can hold the stem cells while producing a cast that…
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Researchers are one step closer to creating real cybernetic transplants
The past few decades have seen tremendous growth and advancements in science and robotics, diminish…
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Researchers Are Growing Human Livers From Stem Cells In Mice
Since the discovery of stem cells more than 30 years ago — those mystical cells that can become any…
Robert Ferris
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Scientists say a man with HIV is the first to reach long-term remission without a bone marrow transplant, but their peers are skeptical
A 36-year-old man was declared HIV-free after taking a cocktail of anti-retroviral drugs, but scien…
Shira Feder
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A new kind of gene-edited pig could solve America's organ transplant problem
Scientists are hot on the hunt to figure out a way to transplant pig organs into humans. But a grow…
Rob Ludacer,Rob Ludacer,Jessi…
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A surgeon inspired by Frankenstein claims he has completed the first head transplant on a corpse
The surgeon has not elaborated on the role electricity will play in the operation. Short pulses of …
Erin Brodwin
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This man wants to get the world's first head transplant
The doctor believes his method will be successful because he will use a very sharp blade that will …
Ryan Gorman
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This entrepreneur wants to fix the transplant shortage by recycling human organs
Rothblatt wasn't starting entirely from scratch, of course. In fact, she's had a history of creatin…
Tanya Lewis
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Scientists may have cured a man of HIV by injecting him with 'superpower' cells. Here's what it means for the future of AIDS treatment.
"You've gotten millions upon millions of people infected with HIV, and you certainly aren't going t…
Hilary Brueck
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Scientists have taken a step toward creating 'sheeple' by introducing human cells into sheep embryos
If fully developed, this "sheeple" technique would use human cells from the person in need of a tra…
Hilary Brueck
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A surgeon aiming to do the first human head transplant says 'Frankenstein' predicted a crucial part of the surgery
The surgeon has not elaborated on the role electricity will play in the operation, however James Fi…
Erin Brodwin
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An outlandish surgeon who aims to do the first head transplant has severed and reconnected the spinal cords of 9 mice
A big issue after any transplant procedure is the reaction from the patient's body. Typically when …
Erin Brodwin
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A startup cofounded by a 31-year-old just got a step closer to transplanting pig organs into humans
According to the US Health Resources and Services Administration, there are more than 118,000 peopl…
Lydia Ramsey
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An outlandish surgeon who aims to perform the first head transplant just gave a rat a second head
Canavero disagrees, of course. In a TED Talk, he described "a special biological glue" called polye…
Erin Brodwin
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A startup cofounded by a 30-year-old just got $38 million to revolutionize the way we transplant organs
According to the US Health Resources and Services Administration, there are more than 118,000 peopl…