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Scientists find way to ‘grow’ bones and organs in lab: Major breakthrough after researchers overcome obstacle of supplying structures with oxygen
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:34
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British scientists have made a major breakthrough in the quest to replace knees and hips with lab-grown replacements.
The aim is eventually scientists will be able to replace complex structures – like those found in hips and knee joints damaged by arthritis, in car crashes or on battlefields.
While a lab-grown human windpipe measuring around three inches was successfully transplanted in 2011, bigger structures have so far proved a problem …. http://www.dailymail.co.uk
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