Tag - Organs

Man Declared Brain Dead Wakes Up as Organs About to Be Removed

Credit: DepositphotosA case in Kentucky, where a man woke up just before his organs were set to be harvested, has raised concerns about the protocols used by US hospitals and organ donation networks to confirm death.Whistleblower Nyckoletta Martin detailed this disturbing incident in a letter to the US House Energy and Commerce Committee during...

Plant-Animal Hybrid Cells Create Solar-Powered Tissues, Organs, Or Meat

Fluorescent microscope image of the animal cells with embedded chloroplasts (magenta)R. Aoki, Y. Inui, Y. Okabe et al. 2024/ Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series BHybrid Plant-Animal Cells Developed in JapanScientists in Japan have developed hybrid plant-animal cells, allowing animal cells to harness energy from sunlight like plants. This innovation could bring significant benefits...