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The Motley Fool
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Organ Donation Recital Organ donation is perhaps not a major financial topic, but it's a major consideration that does have some financial aspects to it. Take a few minutes to learn a little more and give it some thought.   |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Check A Box And Save A Life Several European nations have switched to an opt-out, or presumed consent, system for organ donation. An opt-out system in the U.S. would almost certainly pull donor numbers up significantly, and Congress could save tens of thousands of lives by passing such a law |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 28, 2011
Dennis Fisher |
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants Business researchers at Harvard and MIT are rethinking how kidney transplants are allocated to give patients longer lives. |
Wired
March 2003
Jennifer Kahn |
Stripped for Parts Organ transplants are a brutal business. Just ask the donors. Our reporter spends a dark night with the living dead. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Who Will Build Your Replacement Kidney? Medical technology firms eye the future for grow-your-own body parts. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Donate Organs, Save Money Donating organs is an easier decision than you might think. By donating a body, there's usually no need to buy a casket or cemetery plot, or to pay for cremation. |
Popular Mechanics
January 28, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Donate Organs, Save Money Do the right thing -- for humanity and your heirs' wallets. |
Popular Mechanics
November 12, 2009
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5 Animal Genomes That May Hold Cures to Human Diseases Having the genomic information will guide pharmaceutical assessments and new experimental gene therapies, many of which are being done in animals. |
Nursing Management
June 2012
Atwood et al. |
Organ Donor Considerations Many nurse managers are familiar with the organ donation protocols used in their medical facility, but most are unaware of the legal framework under which organ donation is conducted and the complex network of government and private agencies that support organ procurement and transplantation. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Carol Ezzell Webb |
The Body Shops Part human, part machine, replacement organs may one day extend your life |
Managed Care
December 2004
Michael S. Victoroff |
The Organ Trail: Matching Supply, Demand You can buy just about anything on the Internet these days -- including lifesaving body parts. Where do we draw the line? |
Reason
May 2008
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Free Ride Vermont State Representatives have introduced a controversial bill offering to wave the driver's license renewal fees of residents who become organ donors. |
National Defense
March 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Creating the Body's Microenvironment to Grow Artificial Organs Scientists are using micro-electromechanical systems to grow artificial organs. |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Fractals support growing organs A method for making intricate networks of artificial blood vessels brings the decades-old dream of growing replacement organs a big step closer. The networks are designed to provide the support structure needed for organ cells to coalesce into something greater than the sum of its parts. |
Reason
June 2008
Kerry Howley |
Kidneys for Sale The Iranians have managed to do something American policy makers have long thought impossible: They've found kidneys for every single citizen in need. |
Salon.com
January 9, 2003
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Fun with pig clones Every porker is different, even if it shares the same genes with a litter of siblings. So forget about ordering a copy of your favorite faithful companion. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Edward R. Landa |
Oink If You Love Coal Coal feeding at outcrops will rarely be seen today with domesticated swine. However, feral pigs may still be crunching at outcrops of coal. And naturally occurring humic materials are presently marketed as sources of iron and other trace elements for pigs and other farm animals. |
