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aeusoes1 t1_j77lphe wrote

Will this help with xenotransplantation? Get you a mouse with enough of your genome that it can grow you some kidneys that your body won't reject.

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FillThisEmptyCup t1_j78m0jk wrote

Maybe in pigs.

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aeusoes1 t1_j7997h3 wrote

Or mice, per the article.

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OrangeXans t1_j7l6v0m wrote

A human kidney inside a mouse does not sound great

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aeusoes1 t1_j7l9hbl wrote

Spoken like someone who doesn't desperately need a kidney.

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OrangeXans t1_j7liu13 wrote

I mean a kidney is like, similar in size as a rat (i think??) so a pig would make more sense.

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aeusoes1 t1_j7lm6w9 wrote

That's fair. Unless it's grown on the outside.

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OrangeXans t1_j7lmg96 wrote

That’d be a bit grotesque imo

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aeusoes1 t1_j7lnq02 wrote

Really? A human organ growing outside of a rat and then transplanted into a person? Maybe you're a little squeamish. We're saving lives here.

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10MinsForUsername OP t1_j776jkd wrote

Submission Statement:

This is a news article that elaborates how a team of scientists succeeded in growing up "mini guts" of humans inside mice. This is a useful advancement for humanity because it means we may be able to test some drugs or medicines on these mice without having to apply it on humans.

Which by turn, could help in developing some drugs for all of humanity. Or at least, test the side effects of already-existing drugs.

The Biotech applied is an impressive work, I invite you to read the article to see how it was done.

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FuturologyBot t1_j77a1ea wrote

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Submission Statement:

This is a news article that elaborates how a team of scientists succeeded in growing up "mini guts" of humans inside mice. This is a useful advancement for humanity because it means we may be able to test some drugs or medicines on these mice without having to apply it on humans.

Which by turn, could help in developing some drugs for all of humanity. Or at least, test the side effects of already-existing drugs.

The Biotech applied is an impressive work, I invite you to read the article to see how it was done.

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