With human stem cells, researchers can
recreate human tissue in the lab.
Not exact matches
Such models can
recreate the complex layers of
tissue in the
human body to study a practically infinite number of grievous wounds from all angles, speeds, and styles of bullets (or even shrapnel from mines and improvised explosive devices).
But this form of
tissue regeneration does not occur in
humans, so the researchers
recreated similar conditions in the laboratory by growing
human cells as 3D aggregates.
One new way that scientists study this process of cellular development — and a way in which they hope to grow replacement
tissue for medical treatments in the future — is by
recreating the essential features of
human brains, eyes, lungs, and guts in a petri dish.
Over the last few years, scientists have been able to
recreate accurate models of
human organs by embedding living
tissue onto chips, allowing them to study the effects of drugs and diseases without testing on animals or
humans.
We work exclusively in the
human system, mostly with primary cells and
tissue, with a constant concern of
recreating conditions that mimic the in situ and in vivo settings.