The promise of a bioartificial kidney

Should This Exist? by WaitWhat

Dec 2, 202000:34:02Technology

UCSF bioengineer Shuvo Roy and his team have created the world’s first bionic kidney. The coffee-cup-sized device includes a silicon nanotechnology filter to cleanse the blood, while living kidney cells grown in a biorea...

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