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Why The Heck Is This Guy Using A Sheep As A Dialysis Machine?

2:40PM May 4, 2011 | Casey Chan

PETA and PETA loving people, chill. It’s not real. Well, the animals could be real but the sheep isn’t really being used as a dialysis machine. Okay. The man and sheep setup is actually part of an art piece by Revital Cohen called ‘Life Support’. It’s examines whether we could use animals as medical devices. More »


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Researchers Announce First Implantable Artificial Kidney Prototype

7:00AM September 7, 2010 | Rebecca Boyle - PopSci

An artificial kidney powered by the circulatory system could be the first implantable device to replace kidney donation and dialysis, scientists say. More »


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Inkjet Cartridges To Save Your Kidneys

10:40AM October 16, 2008 | John Mahoney

Sometimes it’s hard to remember that inkjet printers are good for anything other than ripping you off, but news today from HP’s own intellectual property czar may change that: the technology that regulates the precise mixture of pigments down to the last picoliter will soon make home kidney dialysis machines more accurate by regulating mixtures of dialysis fluid with similar accuracy.

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