The spleen is an essential part of the human body, and scientists were able to create an artificial one that functions better and faster! Trace and Julian are here to discuss what this could mean for people with a variety of infections. Follow Julian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhug00 Read More: Artificial spleen cleans up blood http://www.nature.com/news/artificial-spleen-cleans-up-blood-1.15917 “Researchers have developed a high-tech method to rid the body of infections — even those caused by unknown pathogens.” Artificial spleen to treat bloodstream infections: Sepsis therapeutic device under development http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130330130531.htm “Scientists are developing blood-cleansing technology.” ‘Artificial spleen’ could help treat sepsis http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2014/09/artificial-spleen-removes-poisons-blood “Its victims include the actor Christopher Reeve, Pope John Paul II, and the British poet Rupert Brooke, who died after a mosquito bite on his lip became infected.” Blood-Cleaning “Artificial Spleen” Technology Could Increase Survival Odds For Future Sepsis Patients http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/09/15.aspx “Sepsis—a life-threatening over-reaction by the immune system to infection—afflicts 18 million people a year worldwide and kills between 30 and 50 percent of them.” Scientists Develop Blood-Cleansing Artificial Spleen http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/scientists-develop-blood-cleansing-artificial-spleen “Researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a spleen-inspired device capable of rapidly filtering out pathogenic organisms and deadly toxins from the blood of patients.” Spleen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spleen “The spleen is an organ found in virtually all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter.” Dialysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialysis Watch More: 3D Printed Body Parts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSjW-EgKOhk Lab Grown Vaginas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJNBozBtwRg ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq