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04/19/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Japan to legalize “organ transplant farms” of animals to be raised and slaughtered for human transplant organs

The world is changing so swiftly that things that might have seemed like science fiction just a decade or two ago are now becoming the norm. For some time now, scientists around the world have been working on developing animal-human hybrids – or chimeras – for the mass production of human organs to be used […]

10/28/2017 / By Janine Acero

Body snatchers: Bodies donated to research don’t always reach the lab, according to new investigation

New investigation has revealed that bodies donated for medical purposes don’t always make their way to the right facilities – many end up in warehouses to be incinerated or dismembered using course-cutting instruments like a chainsaw. According to a report by the DailyMail, thousands of Americans donate their bodies to “biomedical advancement” hoping to help […]

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