Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Human in Milestone Experiment

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January 20, 2022

Health Care Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Human in Milestone Experiment Experts predict that such nonhuman-to-human "xenotransplants" may become a viable option within the next decade By Joanna Thompson

Astronomy SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Leave Streaks in Asteroid-Hunting Telescope's Images Despite efforts to reduce light pollution from the satellites, their disruptions of astronomical observations are increasing at an alarming pace By Tereza Pultarova,SPACE.com

Natural Disasters Ash Blanketing Tonga after Volcano Eruption Creates Health Concerns Short exposure should not be too harmful, but residents should take precautions where they can By Andrea Thompson

Climate Change Greenland Could Melt for Millennia If Warming Stopped Today But any action to curb climate change today will reduce the speed of future ice loss By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Mental Health COVID Threatens to Bring a Wave of Hikikomori to America We should work to protect others from falling into long-term social withdrawal By Carol W. Berman,Xi Chen

Natural Disasters Tonga Volcano Eruption Created Puzzling Ripples in Earth's Atmosphere Powerful waves ringing through the atmosphere after the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai are unlike anything seen before By David Adam,Nature magazine

Vaccines COVID Quickly, Episode 21: Colds Build COVID Immunity, and the Omicron Vaccine Delay Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American's senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here. By Josh Fischman,Jeffery DelViscio | 07:14

Public Health Latest COVID Surge Pushes Parents to Next-Level Stress The new normal this winter is longer drives for kids' tests, multiday waits for results, drug-store restock alerts and social media tips By Melinda Wenner Moyer

Psychology Borderline Personality Disorder May Be Rooted in Trauma A focus on the traumatic origins of an often stigmatized psychiatric diagnosis is inspiring new treatments By Diana Kwon

Climate Change New York's Central Park Becomes a Living Climate Laboratory Scientists will study how rising temperatures affect trees, plants, wildlife and humans who use the park By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "For the first time ever, I feel like I will see xenotransplantation in my career...I don't say that lightly." Dorry Segev, kidney transplantation specialist at Johns Hopkins University

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