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Kathryn Sabo
Joined: Mar 29, 2012
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Country: Canada
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Growing organs invitro
Apr 25, 2012
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It might seem out of the ordinary, but researchers are growing organs in a laboratory setting!
There is a huge shortage of available organs, that means many will die on waiting lists and those
that get an organ must spend a lifetime on immunosuppressant drugs to avoid rejection.
The idea is that using a patient's own stem cells to grow new body parts avoids the whole issue of
rejection as well as waiting for a donor.
I personally think this is very cool and interesting!
what do you guys think?
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