Sentences with phrase «transplanted embryonic tissue»
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Da Cruz and his team grew replacement RPE cells from human embryonic stem cells on a thin plastic scaffold, before transplanting the tissue into the back of each volunteer's eye.
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THE world's first cloned human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are here, but they can't yet be used to grow tissues for transplant because they have an extra set of chromosomes.
From an entire organ to a dose of embryonic stem cells, if the tissue's DNA came from anyone else, the transplant would be rejected without the aid of harsh immunosuppressive drugs.
Previous research in rodent disease models has shown that transplanted oligodendrocyte precursor cells derived from embryonic stem cells and from human fetal brain tissue can successfully create myelin sheaths around nerve cells, sometimes leading to dramatic improvements in symptoms.
This has always been a worry with tissues produced from embryonic stem cells, as these have the capability to form tumours if any are left in their original state in the transplanted tissue.
Some scientists cite this potential in saying the true moral course is to accelerate research on embryonic cells because it might produce transplant tissue for illnesses like diabetes and Parkinson's disease.