Tag: organs
For the first time ever, scientists have from an organ from a group of cells transplanted into mice — a thymus, an which is located near the heart and essential for immune system function. The findings published in Nature Cell Biology could have massive implications for the future of organ transplants, though scientists say they are years away from attempting the procedure in humans. […]
Artist Helen Pynor is not a shock artist. Yes, she managed to get a fresh human brain for the “Brains: The mind as matter” installation at the Wellcome Collection in London last year, but her projects aren’t sensationalistic. They’re just unusually corporal. The Body is a Big Place is Pynor’s large-scale, immersive installation. The underwater sequences were shot with members of the Melbourne organ […]
