Friday 28 November 2014

Researchers in Germany have grown complete spinal cords in a Petri dish

Researchers in Germany have grown complete spinal cords in a Petri dish


As regenerative medicine and stem cell technologies continue to progress, so the list of tissues and organs that can be grown from scratch – and potentially replaced – continues to grow. In the past few years, researchers have used stem cells to grow windpipes, bladders, urethras and vaginas in the lab, and, in some cases, successfully transplanted them into patients.

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