EPISODE · Feb 9, 2022
Pigs vs frogs: transplants vs regeneration
from Lost in Science
In our first episode for 2022, we catch on some amazing science from over the break. Claire brings us the full story of the first successful transplant into a human of a heart from a genetically modified pig, and Stu tells us how it's possible to get frogs to regrow amputated limbs, raising the possibility of humans also regenerating from damage.
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In our first episode for 2022, we catch on some amazing science from over the break. Claire brings us the full story of the first successful transplant into a human of a heart from a genetically modified pig, and Stu tells us how it's possible to get frogs to regrow amputated limbs, raising the possibility of humans also regenerating from damage.
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