Source: Associated Press
Posted: Monday, April 3, 2006; 6:52 PM
Summary:
The Associated Press reports on the creation of a human bladder using live human tissue:
"For the first time, scientists have rebuilt a complex human organ, the bladder, in seven young patients using live tissue grown in the lab - a breakthrough that could hold exciting promise for someday regenerating ailing hearts and other organs. Only simpler tissues -- skin, bone, and cartilage -- have been lab-grown and transplanted in the past. This is the first time that a more intricate organ has been mostly replaced with tissue grown from the patient's own cells."
