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The title is about "organs", but the article apparently refers to tissue transplants? No small feat, don't get me wrong, but isn't it a little misleading?
by lou1306 8y ago
The title is about "organs", but the article apparently refers to tissue transplants? No small feat, don't get me wrong, but isn't it a little misleading?
- yohann305 8y agoyou're right, there is a difference between organs. Tissue make up organs just like amino acids would make proteins. Here is a clear explanation: The difference between cells, tissues and organs. A group of cells working together is defined as a tissue and several tissues working together comprise an organ* source: https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/fundamentals/the-human-body/tissues-and-organs https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/fundamentals/the-human-bod...
- excalibur 8y agoWell they do talk about using the implanted tissue to regenerate organs, which is pretty cool. But it still doesn't seem to render the headline accurate.
- sctb 8y agoOK, we've gone with “tissue implants” instead of “implanted organs”.