Advance brings us closer to growing transplant organs inside animals or being able to genetically tailor compatible organs,say researchersGrowing human organs inside other animals has taken another step absent from science-fiction, with researchers announcing they have grown sheep embryos containing human cells.
Scientists say growing human organs inside animals could not only increase supply, and but also offer the opportunity of genetically tailoring the organs to be compatible with the immune system of the patient receiving them,by using the patient’s own cells in the procedure, removing the opportunity of rejection.
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Source: guardian.co.uk