The team claims that its work is «the first report demonstrating the creation of a human functional organ with vascular networks from pluripotent stem cells». (scientificamerican.com)
Live imaging of the lymphatic vascular network using transgenic zebrafish Hyun Min Jung, NICHD / NIH (navbo.org)
Once Hartgerink and his team started to investigate the phenomenon, they found that even without additives their MDP is rapidly infiltrated by host cells, provokes a temporary inflammatory response, does not develop a fibrous capsule, supports the infiltration of a mature vascular network and recruits nerve fibers. (sciencedaily.com)