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Restarting dead people's hearts lets doctors reuse their organs

With a growing shortage of organ donors, doctors are now considering restarting dead people's hearts or even taking organs from patients who are technically alive

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A box for transporting human tissue

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England’s shift to opt-out organ donation will save many lives

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Welcome to the limb lab where organs are kept alive on shelves

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Welcome to the limb lab where organs are kept alive on shelves

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Donor organs created by dissolving and rebuilding pig livers

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Donor organs created by dissolving and rebuilding pig livers

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Head transplant mavericks must be scrutinised, not ignored

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Heart in operating theatre

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Human hearts kept 'asleep' in a box can survive outside the body

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Kidney donors swap organs for transplant vouchers for loved ones

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Kidney donors swap organs for transplant vouchers for loved ones

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CRISPR makes piglets that may be better organ donors for humans

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Would you give one of your kidneys to a stranger?

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Would you give one of your kidneys to a stranger?

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Brain scan of person with Parkinson's

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Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s

Four people with Parkinson’s disease who received implants of around 1000 pig cells have shown improvements, and a larger trial of the technique is under way

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Animals that grow designer organs for humans are a step closer

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Have you talked to your family about organ donation?

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Gut tissue wired up with nerves created in lab for first time

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It’s time for a serious debate about head transplants

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