Researchers share their first steps towards growing fully transplantable human organs in a pig host
Growing human organs for therapeutics and transplantation
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Researchers use cutting edge technology to bioprint mini-kidneys
Researchers bioprinted miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure and possibly lab-grown transplants
New method to boost supply of life-saving stem cells
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have great potential in treating incurable cancers, autoimmune diseases and inherited blood disorders. However, just 1 in 2500 cells in the blood marrow are HSCs, a scarcity that limits their use in medical procedures
Tiny sensor technique reveals cellular forces involved in tissue generation
A team of researchers developed a technique that uses tiny polymer spheres to sense the forces at play as body tissue forms and grows
Customized programming of human stem cells
Researchers harness 1732 transcription factors to obtain 290 new differentiation recipes
Mass produced spheroids line up for tissue repair
A cost-effective method for high-throughput production of spheroids could prove indispensable for tissue engineering applications
Superstructures formed by ‘walking’ molecules could help create neurons
3D-printed novel biomaterial mimics properties of living tissues
Embryonic development in a Petri dish
3D cell culturing technique could replace mouse embryos
Gold nanotubes and infrared light could treat asbestos-related cancer
Gold nanotubes can enter mesothelioma cells and destroy them when heated with infrared laser light