A woman who gave her husband's organs for transplant after he died in a car crash has received a heartwarming message from one of the patients she helped save 10…
Amputated sea spiders can regrow large parts of their bodies including their rear ends and reproductive organs, a new study has shown. Biologists discovered that the species of sea spiders…
A 'synthetic' embryo with a brain and beating heart has been created by British scientists. It features the foundations of all the body's organs - including neural and gut tubes…
A rare two-headed baby tortoise has baffled experts, who predict it's likely to live a long, healthy life. The mutant tortoise has two heads and four front legs but only…
Animal testing could slowly be replaced with experiments using artificial tissue thanks to groundbreaking work using lasers done by the Vienna technical University TU Wien. The idea behind the research…
These images show a day-old baby girl who was born with her internal organs trapped in a sac outside her body. The medical condition known as omphalocele or exomphalos meant…
This footage shows Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhinoceros amid fears that his internal organs are failing before he has found a mate. The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), also known…
A healthy man was shocked to discover that four of his major organs are on the wrong side of his body.Abuzer Urkmez from Adiyaman in south-eastern Turkey was surprised to…