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Belgian woman grows transplanted trachea in her forearm

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Normally, if you have a windpipe nestled inside your arm, it’s a problem. Not so for Linda de Croock, 54, who grew a dead man’s trachea in her arm to acclimate it to her body before having it transplanted to her throat.

Full story: Belgian Woman Grows Transplanted Trachea in Her Forearm–Popular Science.