Bones Made From Human Skin Connective Tissue

Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 22:35 in Biology & Nature

Cartilage, bones and the internal walls of blood vessels can be created by using common connective tissue cells from human skin. Researchers in reconstructive plastic surgery have successfully manipulated these tissue cells to take on different shapes depending on the medium they have been cultivated in.

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