Opera therapy and beetle astronomy win Ig Nobel prizes
Awarded annually for research that makes you laugh, then think, this year's Ig Nobels spanned the surprising powers of music, beer and the stars
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Heart of glass could be key to banking organs
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China calls an end to harvesting organs from prisoners
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Mouse heart beats again thanks to human stem cells
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Accidentally cut your ear off? Just 3D print a new one
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Eye receptor transplant promises therapy for blindness
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Wales votes yes for opt-out organ donation
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Human-animal hybrids mean boom time for bioethicists
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How to grow human spare organs inside pigs
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What happens when hearts become spare parts?
Lab-grown organs could be a boon for those on transplant waiting lists – but they also raise ethical questions
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Lab-grown kidney blazes trail for bespoke donor organs
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Kidney breakthrough: complete lab-grown organ works in rats
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Donor livers kept alive outside the body for 24 hours
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Pioneering lab-grown ‘kidney’ does its job in animals
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