To put things in perspective, every day around 22 people can be saved with organ transplants.
The research team led by the Salk Institute have published their findings in the journalCell.
The team created whats known scientifically as a chimera: an organism that contains cells from two different species.
There are two ways to make a chimera.
The international research team used the second method.
But convincing those cells to grow into the right kinds of tissues and organs is difficult.
Cells must survive in Petri dishes.
Scientistshave to use scaffoldsto check that the organs grow into the right shapes.
source: www.techworm.net
