Cloning of human organs Scientists in Japan have grown - TopicsExpress



          

Cloning of human organs Scientists in Japan have grown rudimentary functioning human livers from stem cells in a world first that promises to help alleviate the global shortage in transplant organs . Grown from stem cells, these tiny pieces of human liver were then transplanted into mice, where they performed the organ’s normal functions such as cleaning toxins from the blood. Whilst it make take another 10 years before wholly lab-grown livers can be used in transplants for human patients, the team responsible for the break-through say their work is an important proof of concept that will lead to growing more complex organs.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:37:05 +0000

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