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Unraveling the Mystery of Zombie Genes
Digging into how and why some genes are resurrected after death sounds morbid, but it has practical applications. 
Unraveling the Mystery of Zombie Genes
Unraveling the Mystery of Zombie Genes

Digging into how and why some genes are resurrected after death sounds morbid, but it has practical applications. 

Digging into how and why some genes are resurrected after death sounds morbid, but it has practical applications. 

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Paolo Macchiarini Found Guilty for Botched Surgery
Amanda Heidt | Jun 16, 2022 | 3 min read
The former thoracic surgeon was acquitted on two counts of intentional assault but convicted on a single count of felony bodily injury for a series of fatal procedures in the early 2010s.
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Surgeons Successfully Transplant a Pig Kidney into a Person
Chloe Tenn | Oct 20, 2021 | 2 min read
The achievement bolsters hopes that nonhuman animals could be used to remedy the shortage of transplantable organs.
Organoids Repair Bile Ducts
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 18, 2021 | 4 min read
Researchers determined that when introduced into damaged mouse or donated human livers, these lab-grown tissues could integrate into bile ducts and function normally.
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Majority of Respondents Support Chimeric Animal Research: Survey
Amanda Heidt | Oct 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Almost 60 percent of people in a new study on attitudes in the US felt comfortable using animals to grow human organs from induced pluripotent stem cells.
The Father of Autoimmunity: A Profile of Noel Rose
Diana Kwon | Jun 1, 2020 | 9 min read
By revealing that animals could develop immune responses against their own tissues, the physician-scientist established an entirely new field of science.
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Infographic: Which 3-D Printed Tissues are Closest to the Clinic?
Emma Yasinski | Feb 26, 2020 | 2 min read
Skin is much easier to create using 3-D printing than intestines.
Swedish Ethics Review Board: Macchiarini Is Guilty
Jef Akst | Oct 30, 2017 | 2 min read
The group calls for the retraction of six publications by surgeon Paolo Macchiarini regarding the synthetic trachea transplantations that led to the death of at least three patients. 
Image of the Day: Brand New Bowel
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 13, 2017 | 1 min read
Using human stems cells and segments of rat intestines, scientists engineer bowels that are capable of absorbing nutrients.
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