Bionic Mini-Kidney!

With help from a free, online kidney atlas built by researchers at USC, scientists have used stem cells to build mini-kidneys—and even successfully transplanted one into a living mouse. The tiny kidneys will be used to test drugs and create new options for kidney replacement therapy.

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