Created - Artificial Human Bone Marrow In A Test Tube
Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab. This development could lead to simpler pharmaceutical drug testing, closer study of immune system defects and a continuous supply of blood for transfusions. The substance grows on a 3-D scaffold that mimics the tissues supporting bone marrow in the body, said Nicholas Kotov, a professor in the U-M departments of Chemical Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; and Biomedical Engineering. The marrow is not made to be implanted in the body, like most 3-D biomedical scaffolds. It is designed to function in a test tube. read more
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