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Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts' work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

  • Written by Doris Taylor, Regenerative Medicine Lecturer, University of New Hampshire
Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts' work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cellsA 'ghost heart' is a pig's heart prepared so that it can be transplanted into people.Provided by Doris Taylor

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 17.9 million people lose their lives to it each year, accounting for 32% of global deaths.

Doris Taylor is a scientist working in...

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