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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?



you'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-bod...


Well 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.


OK, we've gone with “tissue implants” instead of “implanted organs”.




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