What if dying patients waiting for an organ transplant could receive a custom, lab-grown replacement rather than waiting for a donor organ? To some, this may sound like science fiction -- and in many ...

Scientists are on the lookout for the best lab-grown organ , with 3-D cellular scaffolding emerging as the technology to beat. Minnesota-based Miromatrix Medical falls into this category, and though ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have advanced human-animal chimera research by successfully growing human cells within the organs of mice. This ...

Katie James, Kara Terol and Hannah Sharma had heart transplants before turning 35.

A USC Stem Cell-led research team has achieved a major step forward in the effort to build mouse and human synthetic kidneys. In a new paper published in Cell Stem Cell, the scientists describe ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine says it will help lead a pioneering cancer research project aboard the International Space Station. The project is one ...

Relying less on animal testing for new drugs and more on lab-made “organoids” designed to mimic the functions of human organs sounds like the stuff of science fiction but could lead to medical ...

Her cystic fibrosis was threatening her life, and her case spurred a debate on how to allocate donor organs. Lungs and other organs for transplant are scarce. Advertisement Article continues below ...