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

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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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    That's a pretty amazing breakthrough.
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  • Peter Griffin sums up my sentiments on this quite well:

    Family Guy -- Why Are We Not Funding This (Stem Cell Research) - YouTube
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  • I expected a Wurlitzer, at least.


  • 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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