We May Be Able To Grow Human Organs In Animals. Should We?

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Seventeen people in the US die /every day/ waiting for an organ transplant, usually a kidney. One approach is to grow extra kidneys in pigs, an idea known as xenotransplantation. We'll look at two recent milestones, as well as the complex ethics of growing animals for organs.

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More about organ donation: https://www.organdonor.gov/
https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/process/living-donation

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