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Lawmakers Want Prisoners to Trade Their Organs and Bone Marrow for Freedom
Advocates are worried a new bill in Massachusetts could coerce prisoners into giving up body parts to reduce their sentences.
Stonehenge Builders Ate Cattle Organs at Wild Feasts, Scientists Discover
These ancient peoples also fed their dogs leftovers, a discovery that is preserved in their poop.
An Uttar Pradesh Man Found Out All His Organs are On the Wrong Side of His Body
Jamaluddin went to the doctor complaining of stomach pain, only to find out that his heart was placed on the right side of his body, while his gall bladder and liver were on the left.
Experts Accuse China of Murdering People and Taking Their Organs
A tribunal unanimously declared that "many people have died indescribably hideous deaths" for the sake of forced organ harvesting—with the Falun Gong spiritual group thought to be the main source.
Researchers Have Discovered a New Shape, and It’s Inside Your Skin
The “scutoid” is a newly uncovered geometrical creation, and the secret to why our organs are shaped the way they are.
This Simple Law Makes Spain the Leader in Organ Donation
Spain implemented a game-changer to its organ donation system—why aren't all countries doing this?
This Is How You ‘Grow’ an Ear on Someone’s Arm
A soldier lost her left ear in a car crash so doctors grew her a new one on her arm.
This Is How a Wounded Veteran Got a Penis Transplant
The man lost his genitals and both legs above the knee when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan.
The Racial Gap in Kidney Transplants Is Getting Even Bigger
Black and Hispanic people are getting fewer kidney transplants from live donors than they did 20 years ago.
We’re One Step Closer to Transplanting Pig Organs Into People
Researchers just announced that they eliminated pig viruses using gene-editing technology.
We’re One Step Closer to Transplanting Pig Organs Into People
Researchers just announced that they eliminated pig viruses using gene-editing technology.
How Trumpcare Could Screw Over Organ Donors and Recipients
Insurance costs are likely to skyrocket while coverage plummets.