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Re:Scientists use adult skin cells to regenerate functional ... by reasonattlm on Monday March 21, 2016 @09:41AM (#11327958)
There would still be a great shortage. The supply of donor organs is tiny.
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Re:Scientists use adult skin cells to regenerate functional ... by jack9 on Monday March 21, 2016 @11:20AM (#11328660)
No shortage is more like it. Intact cadaverous hearts are plentiful by comparison to awaiting heart transplant patients. Most heart failures are immediate and fatal, but people who have progressive failure are relatively rare. Transplant patients would conceivably be donors for the program (since most heart damage is soft tissue failure).
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Re:Scientists use adult skin cells to regenerate functional ... by astazangasta on Monday March 21, 2016 @10:48AM (#11328422)
You could use a much broader range of donor organs, and not having to worry about matching would vastly increase the number of usable donations.
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