Source: BBC NEWS:
Posted: 23 August 2005 10:37:10 GMT
Summary:
Scientists say they have made a significant step towards making human lungs for transplantation. The UK team at Imperial College London took human embryonic stem cells and encouraged them to grow into cells found in adult lungs. In addition to eventually being used to help make whole lungs for transplantation, the cells could also be used to repair parts of damaged lungs.
