North-East scientists grow artificial liver

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Great news on the adult stem cell frontline using umbilical cords.
SCIENTISTS in the North-East have grown an artificial liver set to revolutionise the medical world.
Medics based at Newcastle University have grown a tiny liver, believed to be the first of its kind.
Using stem cells taken from umbilical cords, Dr Nico Forraz and Professor Colin McGuckin made the amazing breakthrough.

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The two scientists took a trip to Houston, Texas, to work with scientists at NASA.
And using some skills they learned at NASA they were able to make the miniature livers which can now be used for drug and pharmaceutical testing, eradicating the need to test on animals and humans…
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Great news on the adult stem cell frontline using umbilical cords.

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Sounds excellent—it shows that you can do great biomedical advances w/o having to step on the rights of others—namely the unborn. I wish that others would consider this perspective. We must wait, though, to see how these organs, when full size, will work in the body to see if it really is a viable treatment. An excellent first step. Thank you for the link.
 
So far, no MSM coverage (as if this is surprising) and no coverage outside the UK. :rolleyes:
 
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