If solved
Organs on demand
Replacement hearts, livers and kidneys grown from a patient's own cells are available when needed.
Open in the interactive tree →Once vascularized, mature organs can be made at scale from a patient's own cells, transplantation would no longer depend on donors or on lifelong immune suppression. Surgery could be planned like any other operation.
What it brings
- An end to organ waiting lists
- No lifelong anti-rejection drugs
- Replacement of organs worn out by aging