Bioengineered lungs successfully transplanted into pigs

When it comes to organ transplants, the waiting list and donor list don't quite line up, and even if a patient is lucky enough to receive the surgery, there's a chance their body may reject the foreign organ. But what if doctors could grow new organs on demand from a patient's own cells? In a major step towards this future, scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have now transplanted bioengineered lungs into pigs, with no complications arising from the procedure.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Bioengineering
• Lung
• Organ donation
• Transplant
• University of Texas

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