Organs from genetically modified pigs are being used in trials in China and the US. Organs from genetically modified pigs are being used in trials in China and the US.
[Revised entry by Martin Wilkinson and Stephen Wilkinson on May 20, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Organ transplantation raises difficult ethical questions about people's claims to determine what happens to their bodies before and after death.…
Organ intrinsic nervous systems (OINSs) are critical components of the body–brain axis and coordinate visceral organ function with systemic physiological control1–7.…
Barbaric figs and ducks? There’s something exotic, even poetic, about the origins of the orgue de Barbarie. We might well expect to encounter amid those figs and ducks in the lush linguistic verdure of Marianne Moore’s famous “imaginary gardens with real…
Discover how seamless coordination among the Indian Army, private medical teams, and aviation authorities enabled a historic, life-saving heart transplant.
From reddit: the front page of the internet: If You Die In The UK And Are On The Organ Donor Register, The Nhs Will Send A Letter To Your Family Explaining What Happened To Your Organs
While the decision to register as an organ donor is a difficult one, no one can dispute the tremendous need for such donors. Approximately 110,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for organ transplants, and the donation rate in some states is as low as 7%.…
When Raven Kinser walked into a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office two summers ago, she checked a box on her driver's license application indicating she did not want to donate her organs in the event of her death, reversing her...
