Ganogen Research Institute

Ganogen Research Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to medical research and ending the shortage of donor organs.[1] Headquartered in Redwood City, California, researchers from the Ganogen Research Institute performed the world's first successful human-to-animal kidney transplantation by transplanting human fetal kidneys into rats.[2] The animals were shown to survive solely on the transplanted human fetal kidney for an average of 4 months compared to 3 days for animals with their native kidneys removed.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ganogen.org
  2. ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/growing-human-kidneys-in-rats-sparks-ethical-debate/
  3. ↑ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajt.13149/abstract


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