Human Biology 1010 Blog
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Medicine's Cutting Edge: Re-Growing Organs
Science regenerates a man's finger using extracellular matrix from pigs. This could also be used to grow organs in the laboratory that would not be rejected by the body. The ECM (extracellular matrix) is key by telling the body/cells what to do.
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