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Synthetic trachea is a new step in regenerative medicine

Tumors of the trachea or windpipe -- the Y-shaped hollow structure that connects the upper airway to the lungs -- are rare, but have devastating consequences for patients. These tumors are not...

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Yale doctors successfully perform new child heart defect surgery

Yale doctors have performed a novel surgery on a 4-year-old girl born with a congenital heart defect that was the first of its kind done in the United States. Angela Irizarry is the first American...

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New bioreactor prototype evaluates tissue while engineering it

  Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype bioreactor, or device used to culture cells and engineer tissues, that can stimulate and evaluate...

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Model of cell-to-cell adhesion will aid artificial tissue creation

New York University physicists have developed an oil-in-water solution, with surface properties that mimic those of biological cells. Specifically, adhesion between compressed oil droplets mimics the...

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Constructing organs for transplant with 3D printers

Could 3D printing be the key to engineering 3D tissue structures, such as full-size human organs for use in transplants? Bioengineers have long been able to grow various types of living tissues in...

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Exercise improves lab-engineered muscle implants in mice

Any bodybuilder knows that building muscle requires exercise to encourage the muscles to grow. Now, scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have determined that exercise is a critical step in...

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Engineering jellyfish -- practice for human tissue

CalTech and Harvard researchers have teamed up to create a rudimentary swimming jellyfish from silicon and rat muscle cells. The researchers worked out the ideal shape for a certain type of jellyfish,...

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Mass Producing BioEngineered Tissues

Engineered skin and muscle produced like spools of tape might sound like science fiction, but it’s not. Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new device that may allow for the...

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