Comment Wouldn't it be rejected? (Score 3, Interesting) 77
This means the developing thymus would not be a tissue match for the patient.
It would seem like organs grown in animals would contain animal proteins and cell receptors. I wonder how they get around that in the patient ready organs? Freaking amazing. Not quite as amazing if the recipient has to live on anti-rejection drugs the rest of their lives, but still impressive.
Researchers also need to be sure that the transplant cells do not pose a cancer risk by growing uncontrollably.
Slight problem there.