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First implantable artificial kidney ‘created’ by Indian American Shuvo Roy

In what's being hailed as a major scientific breakthrough, an Indian-origin researcher-led team claims to have created the world's first implantable "artificial kidney", no larger than a coffee cup. Shuvo Roy and colleagues at University of California have developed the artificial kidney which they say not only filters toxins out of bloodstream, but also uses human kidney cells to perform other vital functions like regulating blood pressure and producing vitamin D.

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