Growing Human Organs in Pigs
- Episode aired Jan 4, 2018
Twenty people die every day in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant. There aren't enough organs for the 100,000 people waiting for one. And there likely never will be - unless we can fin... Read allTwenty people die every day in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant. There aren't enough organs for the 100,000 people waiting for one. And there likely never will be - unless we can find a better way to source them. Enter: the pigs. A team of scientists has figured out how t... Read allTwenty people die every day in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant. There aren't enough organs for the 100,000 people waiting for one. And there likely never will be - unless we can find a better way to source them. Enter: the pigs. A team of scientists has figured out how to grow human organs in pigs. It might make you feel weird. But it also might save countles... Read all