These experiments are birthing new business opportunities.
OrganOxs Metra machine pumps oxygenated blood and nutrients through the liver, mimicking natural conditions during a transplant.
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Thetechcaught the eye of Swedish medical-equipment giant Getinge, which acquired Paragonix for $477mn last year.
Yes, you read that correctly: pig organs for human transplants.
The organ functioned normally for 72 hours.
In December 2024, there were over 104,000 people in the USwaiting for an organ donor.
Every day,17 people die waiting.
Renewal Bio, astartupfrom Israel, is using cutting-edge stem-cell science to create synthetic human embryos.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
