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Scientists grow human-like kidneys in pigs

By Issam AHMED Chinese scientists have succeeded in growing kidneys containing human cells in pig embryos, a world first that could one day help address organ donation shortages. But the development, described in a study in the journal Cell Stem Cell on Thursday, raises ethical issues — especially since some human cells were also found in the pigs’ brains, experts said. The researchers from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health focused on kidneys because […]