A new type of human stem cell, never seen in nature, should be better at
making replacement organs than existing stem cells
Not exact matches
Researchers are also
making strides toward achieving what Wohlers calls the holy grail: printing
replacement organs.
The material —
made from nanosized whiskers of cellulose — is also lighter than conventional paper and could provide sturdy scaffolds for growing
replacement tissues and
organs.
One day,
making a pig of yourself could have a whole new meaning with the advent of animals bred to provide us with
replacement organs if we need them.
On - demand
replacement body parts inched closer to reality with the announcement from San Diego biotech company Organovo that its
organ «printer» had created the first artificial blood vessel
made entirely from human cells, with no synthetic scaffolding.
Researchers around the world are
making groundbreaking progress in engineering
replacement organs.
While such tissue would not be suitable for implantation, it could, says Stroock,
make a kind of personalized, living dialysis machine for the patient, as well as being a step toward the goal of producing
replacement organs.