MIT research team develops "living implant" to restore organs (IMAGE)

McGovern Institute for Brain Research

MIT research team develops "living implant" to restore organs

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MIT researchers (from left to right) Hyungeun Song, Guillermo Herrera-Arcos, and Hugh Herr have developed the first “living” implant that uses rewired sensory nerves to revive paralyzed organs.

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Jim Day, MIT Media Lab

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