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Ah, from the title I was expecting this to be about electric organs the musical instruments implemented as electronic sound synthesizers in a single chip. But it was not.

Here I was ready to listen to some samples of it and marvel at how they were able to make something at the size of an YM3812 or a MOS 6581 SID, but which sounded indistinguishably from a Hammond organ.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_YM3812

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_6581

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammond_organ

Well, your smartphone can already simulate a Hammond pretty indistinguishably in a chip pretty much the same physical size as the SID, so... :-)
Here's for hope that we'll get 1-1 sized, 100% artificial replacement organs within 10 years(I know I'm dreaming but one can hope).

Edit: artificial or grown.

All those that need a transplant fast would get a second chance(as long as we don't end up with something like Repo Men).