Ghost Heart!
The medical miracle is called. It's a big step closer for millions of people who are in need of new organs. The "ghost heart" is an experimental framework for growing new humans hearts. The "ghost heart" in the picture below has been decelluralized. What does this mean? Decellularization is a tissue engineering technique design to remove all the cells from a donor organ, leaving nothing but connective tissue that used to hold the cells in place. The donor heart can then be reseeded with a patient's own cells. The goal of this experiment is to regenerated an organ that can be transplanted into the patient without fear of tissue rejection. It's called "ghost organ" for it's pale and almost translucent appearance.
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