Scientists successfully transplant lab-grown lungs into pigs
The procedure brings scientists closer to one day providing bioengineered lungs for humans
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CUSTOM-MADE Pigs implanted with bioengineered lungs (like the one growing inside the bioreactor tank above) showed no signs of rejection after the transplant.
Jean Niles, Joaquin Cortiella and Joan Nichols