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Cloning Organs for Transplant

Related Article: Learn more about cloning.

Scientists could clone a new organism for organs of which we have two, such as kidneys, without killing the clone once the organs have been collected.

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Growing Living Organs in a Lab (0:58)

U.S. researchers have grown a living and beating heart in a lab. Scientists from the University of Minnesota took hearts from dead rats and injected them with heart cells from newborn rats; the hearts then came to life. Video courtesy of Reuters.

Mapping the Human Genome (10:16)

Learn how scientists are mapping the human genome and using that understanding to advance other areas of science and discovery in this video from UC Davis.

Missing DNA in Apes (1:46)

Watch this video about humans and apes on HowStuffWorks. Researchers have found a new connection between humans and apes that may explain why human brains have grown so much larger. Learn about the missing DNA in apes in this video from... More »

Gene Repair Pill (1:54)

Watch this video about repairing and improving your own genes on HowStuffWorks. Instead of complicated gene therapy, a new pill can fix mutated genes and get them to operate "better." Learn about a gene repair pill in this video from ScienCentral.

Drugs For Your Genes (1:38)

Watch this video about drugs for your genes on HowStuffWorks. Research with mice has shown that a new drug can prohibit genes in the liver from producing cholesterol. Learn about drugs for your genes in this video from ScienCentral.

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