Stem
cell use during lung transplantation may expand organ donor pool.
A study holds promise that in the future, the use
of stem cells during the transplant process may eliminate the need for a
perfect match.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Scientists grow
a limb with stem cells.
Mind-controlled robotic limbs for
amputees are growing more sophisticated all the time -- but a challenger has
appeared. Human limb transplant surgery using the patient's own biological
material could one day be an actuality.
The proof of concept, published this week in the journal Biomaterials, is the limb of a rat, grown in a lab by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, with functioning vascular (veins) and muscle tissue.
"We have shown that we can maintain the matrix of all of these tissues in their natural relationships to each other, that we can culture the entire construct over prolonged periods of time, and that we can repopulate the vascular system and musculature."
The proof of concept, published this week in the journal Biomaterials, is the limb of a rat, grown in a lab by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, with functioning vascular (veins) and muscle tissue.
"We have shown that we can maintain the matrix of all of these tissues in their natural relationships to each other, that we can culture the entire construct over prolonged periods of time, and that we can repopulate the vascular system and musculature."
Read more here. http://www.globalhacknews.com/2015/06/for-first-time-scientists-have-created.html
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