Ishika Jha

Heart xenotransplantation: A Story of Progress and Setbacks

Oct 25, 2022

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Heart xenotransplantation (heart transplant where the donor heart is from an animal) has been a fleeting dream on the horizon for many decades, but with the first pig-to-heart human transplant having been attempted this year, it is time to evaluate the merits and prospects of this procedure and what it means for patients.

Brain Organoids: A Narrative Review of Potential, Limitations and Future

Oct 23, 2022

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Ishika Jha

in Biomedical Research, Narrative, Neuroscience

The rapid development of stem cell technology has opened up unprecedented avenues for studying human neurodevelopment, and one of such avenue is the study of brain organoids, or “mini-brains”. How do they work, what can these be used to study and how viable are the models they provide? This article seeks to answer some of…