Monday, December 16, 2013

Australian scientists grow mini-kidney in lab

Australian scientists grow mini-kidney in lab: "A mini-kidney has been grown in an Australian laboratory from what were originally skin cells, boosting hopes for the future treatment of kidney disease.

The study adds support to a science-fiction-like goal of taking skin cells from a patient, using them to grow a kidney and then implanting it into the same patient, circumventing problems with transplant rejection."

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