Wake Forest Scientists Win NASA Human Tissue Creation Competition
Scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine are being recognized by NASA for creating lab-engineered human tissue.
organs
Meet The Spleen, The Strange Little Organ That Can Multiply
In a year when venting spleen dominated much of public discourse, we consider the humble organ of that name. You can live without your spleen, but your immune system will be happier with it.
Proposed Changes In Organ Donation Stir Debate
Donation after cardiac death involves removing organs minutes after life-support has been stopped for patients who still have at least some brain activity. Is that enough time to make sure a person won't recover?