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5 Reasons to Be Excited About Scientists Growing Human Colons
22
Jun 2017
5 Reasons to Be Excited About Scientists Growing Human Colons
For the first time, scientists tissue-engineered human colons in a lab. Here's 5 reasons to be excited, especially if you are impacted by a GI condition.
By: Jorge Múnera, PhD | 0
Research and Discoveries
The Universe Within: From stem cells to real tissue
23
Jan 2013
The Universe Within: From stem cells to real tissue
In late 2010, researchers at Cincinnati Children’s became the first team to successfully convert human skin cells into fully functioning intestinal tissue. This breakthrough in stem cell science eventually may allow doctors to repair organ damage by using the patient’s own cells to grow replacement tissue. This image of the functioning tissue was produced by
By: Tim Bonfield | 0

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