Body parts we can now grow in a lab (photos)

by Audrey Quinn  |  July 26, 2012  |  Image 2 of 6

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Bladder

Wake Forest Researchers have also developed lab-grown bladders. They take cells from the diseased organs of people with bladder disease, and grow them on a bladder-shaped mold. Weeks later, they attach the mold to the patient's diseased bladder and it takes over function.

Photo: Nature.com

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