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Growing Extra Organs with CRISPR
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Scientists are exploring how to use CRISPR to take genes from animals with longer lifespans, such as sharks, and apply them to humans to grow extra organs as a backup set, such as kidneys, lungs, hearts, thymus, and pancreas, and extend our life expectancy with healthy years.

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