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[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

wild. hope this one proves more successful in the long term than the previous attempts.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Past attempts were, technically, successful. The problem with the patients was that they were already on the edge of death. A new human kidney might not have saved them either.

Not that these things don’t still need some work, which is why they’re still experimental.