No Country for Old Organs
ORGANS Meg Samek-Smith ORGANS Meg Samek-Smith

No Country for Old Organs

As aging populations increase organ demand, regenerative medicine, organoids, and bioprinting technologies aim to transform transplantation into scalable engineered organs.

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Piggybacking on Evolution
ORGANS Meg Samek-Smith ORGANS Meg Samek-Smith

Piggybacking on Evolution

An exploration of how genetically engineered pig organs are reshaping medicine, ethics, and the boundaries between species as xenotransplantation accelerates biotechnology.

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A Thousand Acres
PLANTS Meg Samek-Smith PLANTS Meg Samek-Smith

A Thousand Acres

Explore how genomics and vertical farming will revolutionize food, developing entirely new fruits, vegetables, and categories for a healthier future.

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I Like Big Organs (and I Cannot Lie)
ORGANS Meg Samek-Smith ORGANS Meg Samek-Smith

I Like Big Organs (and I Cannot Lie)

"While lab-grown organoids are routine, scaling them into transplant-ready organs is the ultimate bioengineering challenge. Explore how 2026 breakthroughs in AI-driven vascularization, volumetric bioprinting, and companies like United Therapeutics are solving the 'necrotic core' problem to create a limitless supply of human organs.

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