Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Scientists Create Universal Donor Kidney to Solve Organ Shortage
Scientists made a big step in helping people who need new kidneys!
They changed a type A kidney into a type O kidney, which anyone can use.
Right now, people with type O blood often wait the longest for a new kidney.
This new method uses special tools to remove the parts that make a kidney incompatible.
The scientists tested it and the kidney worked without any problems for a couple of days!
This could mean many more people could get the kidneys they need quickly.
Scientists are still working on making it perfect and hope to use it for other organs, like lungs and hearts too.
Scientists converted a type A kidney into a type O kidney.
This aims to help solve the organ shortage crisis in the US.
More than 90,000 people are on the transplant waiting list in the US.
The technique uses enzymes to remove blood type antigens.
The converted kidney functioned temporarily without rejection.
- Who
- American scientists
- What
- Converted a type A kidney into a universal donor (type O)
- When
- Ongoing research with early success
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To reduce organ shortage and save lives
- Type of Breakthrough
- Universal donor kidney created
- Blood Type Conversion
- Type A kidney to Type O
- Impact
- Potential to reduce organ shortage
- Location
- United States
- Current Waiting List
- Over 90,000 people in US
- Method
- Enzymes used to remove antigens