Source: Los Angeles Times
Posted: April 4, 2006
Bladders grown from patients' own cells in the laboratory have been successfully implanted into patients with spina bifida and shown to function for five years or longer, scientists reported today. The breakthrough is considered a significan step toward the creaton of artificial organs.
The advancement is the first time that artificial organs more complicated than skin and bone have been implanted in humans. It is progress toward potentially growing new organs for people who have lost them to disease or injury.
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