‘Headless’ human bodies could replace lab animals for scientific testing: ‘A great source of organs’

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” ...
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Billionaire-backed R3 BIO grows lab organs to replace animal testing

Boston biotech firm R3 BIO is developing lab-grown organ systems called "bodyoids" with investors hoping the technology could ...
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Scientists want to grow 'headless' human bodies and farm their organs for research

Mankind may one day satisfy its organ donation and medical research needs with the use of lab-grown headless human bodies, if one group of scientists get their way. Researchers at R3 Bio are ...

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...

Magnetic fields guide lab-grown blood vessels into precise patterns for drug testing

Animal studies often fail to predict human tissue responses to new drugs or newly developed therapies. Besides generating ...