Lab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) – Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney – at least for a rat – that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a step toward savings thousands of lives and making organ donations obsolete. The latest lab-made kidney sets up a horse race in the booming field of regenerative medicine, which aims to produce replacement organs and other body parts. …