Organ transplants aren’t new, but scientists are still making breakthroughs in transplant success rates and the sources of the organs.
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Deceased Donor Uterus Transplant:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31766-5/fulltext
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/health/uterus-transplants-may-soon-help-some-infertile-women-in-the-us-become-pregnant.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-successful-uterus-transplant-from-deceased-donor-leads-to-healthy-baby/
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Pig Hearts in Baboons:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0765-z
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms11138
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/baboons-survive-for-half-a-year-after-heart-transplants-from-pigs/
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