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Scientists grow human-like kidneys in pigs
The researchers from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health focused on kidneys because they are one of the first organs to develop, and the most commonly transplanted in human medicine.
Researchers from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health have grown human-like kidneys in pigs/AFP FILE
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Chinese scientists have succeeded in growing kidneys containing human cells in pig embryos, a world first that could one day help address organ donation shortages.
But the development, described