Fully functional organ grown from laboratory-created cells ...

by Alexa Smith Banned
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... I'll say that again: at Edinburgh University, a fully functional organ has, for the first time ever, been grown from laboratory-created cells.

This is a rather bigger story than it looks, at first glance.

It's not a human organ, yet, but laboratory-grown replacements organs have just moved a big step closer.

(One of the potential - and very significant - benefits is that this kind of development can benefit people having bone marrow transplants, by helping them to redevelop their immune systems after the transplant.)

Scientists grow an organ in an animal from cells created in lab -- ScienceDaily


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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    That's a pretty amazing breakthrough.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nate Simms
    Peter Griffin sums up my sentiments on this quite well:

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  • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
    Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

    Fully functional organ grown from laboratory-created cells ...
    I expected a Wurlitzer, at least.


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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    PN - I DID see that coming.

    This is pretty interesting. They are also experimenting on regrowing teeth now, too. They can already get them to repair themselves, and now are working on regrowing them. I could use a new set of choppers, and would love to regrow a few of them instead of going in and having work on the worn out ones.
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    • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      They are also experimenting on regrowing teeth now, too. They can already get them to repair themselves, and now are working on regrowing them.
      They've yet to hone that skill.


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