Human transplantation refers to the process of moving an organ or tissue from one person to another with the aim of replacing a damaged or diseased organ. It is a medical procedure that can help individuals who have organ failure or certain medical conditions by giving them a functioning organ from a donor.
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- While it is not yet possible to generate a fully formed eye — including a lens, sclera and cornea — Sasai says it may be feasible to use human stem cells with minor modifications to generate retinal tissues large enough for human transplantation in the next few years. (newscientist.com)
- Thomson's team, along with many UW - Madison collaborators, is in the first year of a seven - year project supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the feasibility of developing artery banks suitable for use in human transplantation. (morgridge.org)
- Researchers have now developed an artificial adrenal system in an animal model under the direction of Prof. Dr. Stefan R. Bornstein of the university hospital Carl Gustav Carus together with the medicine Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Dr. Andrew Schally in the hopes of making human transplantation of adrenal cells possible. (sciencedaily.com)
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