Should Congress Allow the Buying and Selling of Human Organs?
When people hear about buying or selling organs, they may think about the black market, human trafficking, or people selling their organs for debts. However, selling people for organs and people selling their own More...
Iran is the only country where trafficking a human kidney is legal
Marzieh’s biggest challenge in life is to come up with money for a dowry, a jahizieh, and in Iran her decision to sell a kidney is a perfectly viable and legal option. As explained in the Telegraph, the Iranian More...
Yokohama City University researchers create liver from stem cells
The team of Japanese scientists transplanted stem cells into a mouse where it grew into a small, but working, human liver, raising hopes for the manufacture of artificial organs for those in need of transplants. Photo/US More...
