Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...

Scientists grow headless organ systems from monkey cells to replace animal testing and potentially create replacement organs without consciousness.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The word “chimera” usually evokes images of mythological, multi-headed beasts, but the term also comes with more modern, scientific connotations. For ...

MIT Technology Review discovered that the stealth startup’s founder John Schloendorn also pitched a startling, medically ...

Human organs could be bioprinted for transplants within 10 years, according to Lithuanian startup Vital3D. But before reaching human hearts and kidneys, the company is starting with something simpler: ...

New organ-on-a-chip recreates the cervix’s microbiome and immune system, revealing how bacteria shape STI infection risk.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation is moving ahead. wildpixel/iStock via Getty ...

Scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and their collaborators have used human stem cells to develop liver organoids that faithfully replicate key zones observed in human livers ...

Over one billion people worldwide are over 60, and the population is projected to more than double by 2050. But as more ...