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Pig heart is prepared for transplant

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How a pig heart was transplanted into a human for the first time

The first transplant of a pig heart genetically modified for acceptance into human bodies raises hopes for a new solution to donor organ shortages

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Liver scan

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New form of liver dialysis could help people with failed organ recover

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Kidney donation surgery

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Vouchers for kidney donors help family members get a transplant

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Man's ear

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Eardrum implants made from pig guts could fix chronic glue ear

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Lungs

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Damaged human lungs revived for transplant by connecting them to a pig

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Spleen and liver

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Turning the spleen into a liver saves mice from fatal organ damage

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Mouse embryos that are 4 per cent human are step towards spare organs

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Mouse embryos that are 4 per cent human are step towards spare organs

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A shortage of donor organs mean many people die on waiting lists

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Slimming down fatty livers in the lab could boost donor organ supply

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Pigs

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Human genes have been added to pigs to create skin for transplants

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The start of surgery for a Kidney transplantation

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Cell injection could train the body not to reject organ transplants

A one-off injection of cells could be a solution to the longstanding problem of the body rejecting an organ transplant

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Space

Driverless cars and the other biggest sci and tech fails of the decade

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Space

New Scientist ranks the top 10 discoveries of the decade

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Exclusive: Two pigs engineered to have monkey cells born in China

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Wearable artificial kidney works well in first tests in people

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