Kidneys are created in stem cell breakthrough

Kidneys are created in stem cell breakthrough

Metro It raises hopes that kidney disease patients will one day be able to grow their own new organs with no risk of rejection. Kidneys 5mm long – the size of those in foetuses – were made using a combination of cells from amniotic fluid, which surrounds...

Anthony Atala: Printing a human kidney

Anthony Atala: Printing a human kidney Anthony Atala discusses the shortage of organs available for transplant and the aging population. Medicine has enabled us to live longer, however our organs tend to fail. There is now an organ shortage crisis as the number of...

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