#organ-transplantation

#organ-transplantation

If human beings are capable of extending life to 150 years, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will most likely not live to see it. The presidents of Russia and China flirted with this idea, and even with their own immortality, during events in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The remarks, caught by state media microphones, mentioned constant organ transplantation thanks to the development of biotechnology.

To develop more effective human-animal chimaeras, researchers successfully injected human cells into pregnant mice's amniotic fluid, yielding baby mice with human cells in vital organs.

To read Rachel Clarke's The Story of a Heart is to experience an onslaught of often competing emotions, showcasing the medical marvels at play in tragic circumstances.