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Stem cells could regenerate organs – but only if the body won't reject them

  • Written by Tobias Deuse, Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Lab-grown organs may not be so easy to transplant into a patient. ValentinaKru/Shutterstock.com

Many of the most common diseases, like heart failure, liver failure, Type 1 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, occur when cells or whole organs fail to do their job. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if it were possible to replace cells in these...

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