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Regenerative Medicine

Covering lab grown and engineered replacement human organs and well as mechanical artificial organs.

See also: artificial organs and prosthetics.


Regenerative Medicine News

First pig liver transplant in a living human

First pig liver transplant in a living human

New Scientist - 09-Oct-2025

Gene-edited pig liver keeps patient alive for months, offering hope for future transplants

Scientists create synthetic elastin protein for tissue repair

Scientists create synthetic elastin protein for tissue repair

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) - 15-Sep-2025

New biomaterial EDDP supports cell growth and restores elasticity in damaged tissues

Can organ transplants really push human lifespan beyond 100?

Can organ transplants really push human lifespan beyond 100?

BBC - 04-Sep-2025

Advances in transplant science promise longer, healthier lives—but not immortality yet

Surgeons test pig lung transplant in landmark experiment

Surgeons test pig lung transplant in landmark experiment

The Guardian - 25-Aug-2025

Pig lung transplant lasted nine days in human trial, showing progress and challenges

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Can cell therapy tackle hearing loss?

Podcast from Beyond Biotech-Simon Chandler discusses the various types of hearing loss

Humacyte: Saving lives with lab-grown blood vessels in conflict zones

Podcast from Beyond Biotech- Lab-grown blood vessels saving lives in war zones

Curing Cardiovascular Disease

The Pauling Principle podcast-Reason and Mourad from Repair Bio discuss developing a potential cure for cardiovascular disease

Fahy Protocol - Regrow the Thymus, Reverse Your Age

Longevity Roadmap Podcast- Greg Fahy discusses his groundbreaking work on the thymus and its impact on ageing reversal

Partial epigenetic reprogramming: the "holy grail" for aging therapeutics (Michael Ringel, Life Biosciences)

Translating Aging podcast episode-Chris and Michael delve into Life Biosciences' innovative strategy of partial epigenetic reprogramming

Roméo Blanc

Assistant Professor in the Cell and Regenerative Biology at University of Wisconsin – Madison

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