Biotechnology Four Amazing Things Gene Editing Did in 2017 Researchers are getting closer to using gene editing for disease treatments and organ transplants. by Emily Mullin 2017-12-27T00:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology CRISPR Opens Up New Possibilities for Transplants Using Pig Organs Scientists have bred gene-edited pigs free of viruses that pose a potential health risk for humans. by Emily Mullin 2017-08-10T14:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Pig-Human Organ Farming Doesn’t Look Promising Yet Effort to grow organs stirs debate over ethics of human-animal chimeras. by Antonio Regalado 2017-01-26T12:10:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Sticky DNA Could be the Key to Making Organs in a Lab Researchers build three-dimensional tissues by using DNA to program how they attach to each other. by Mike Orcutt 2015-09-03T12:55:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Researchers Create a Pituitary Gland from Scratch The results could be an initial step toward generating viable, transplantable human organs. by Erica Westly 2011-11-09T14:27:00-05:00
Rewriting Life A Genetic Test for Organ Rejection Rising levels of donor DNA in recipients’ blood could mean the organ is in danger. by Emily Singer 2011-03-29T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Old Livers Made New Again Unhealthy organs provide a framework for growing replacement ones. by Lauren Gravitz 2010-06-14T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Extending the Life of Donated Organs An experimental solution could buy time for transplant patients. by Arlene Weintraub 2010-05-03T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Pig-to-Monkey Transplant Treats Diabetes Embryonic tissue could let xenotransplants evade the host’s immune system. by Michael Day 2009-05-12T00:00:00-04:00
