Artificial organs
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Medical researchers are looking into ways of fabricating organs for transplantation. Many experts believe that it will be possible to design, fabricate and transfer whole organs to patients, thus eliminating the need for a suitable human donor.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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Why are blood transfusions not rejected, as can happen with organs?
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Robertson Davenport explains why blood transfusions are less likely to be rejected than organ transplants. The reason is that, organ transplants activate cellular immune response whereas blood transfusions evoke humoral response.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
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Tissue engineering: the challenges ahead
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Ten obstacles to constructing organs from isolated cells and synthetic polymers are discussed.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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