Source: Reuters
Posted: February 1, 2008 1:46pm EST
Summary:
Reuters reports scientists have created a new jaw made from bone transplanted derived from a patient's own fat tissue:
"Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient's upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen. Researchers said on Friday the breakthrough opened up new ways to treat severe tissue damage and made the prospect of custom-made living spares parts for humans a step closer to reality."
