Lab-Grown Lungs Transplanted into Pigs

The lungs survived with no complications in the animals for up to two months.

Lab-Grown Lungs Transplanted into Pigs

The lungs survived with no complications in the animals for up to two months.

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Image of the Day: Lungs Aglow

The Scientist Staff | Sep 8, 2017 | 1 min read

By first removing epithelial tissue from rat lungs while preserving their intricate vascular networks, scientists re-engineered healthy, working lung scaffolds.