Scientists tissue engineer human intestines and functioning nerves

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 13:56 in Biology & Nature

Scientists report using human pluripotent stem cells to grow human intestinal tissues that have functioning nerves in a laboratory, and then using these to recreate and study a severe intestinal nerve disorder called Hirschsprung’s disease.

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