Functioning artificial kidney on the way

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using nanotechnology, researchers have taken the first step toward developing a fully functioning artificial kidney for patients with end-stage renal disease, possibly eliminating the need for dialysis or kidney transplantation. The device is small -- about the size of a paperback book -- and therefore portable o...

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