Researchers from the University of Maryland and the University of Paris Descartes recently reported success in using mouse bone marrow tissue to grow parts of other organ including the pancreas, heart, and even the brain.
We reported:
“Finding stem cells capable of restoring function to different damaged organs would be the Holy Grail of tissue engineering,” lead author David Trisler of the University of Maryland School of Medicine says in a press statement.
The next step will be confirming that the technique is as effective in humans as it is in mice.
Bone marrow stem cell photo: Daniel E. Sabath/University of Washington
