Wide Angle: Tissue Engineering
We can rebuild him. We have the technology. Ok, it's not the bionic man, but tissue engineering is changing the face of medicine. It applies the principles of engineering and life sciences to grow bones, cartilage, blood vessels, bladders and even print organs. What does tissue engineering entail and what does it promise for the future of medicine? This Wide Angle series on Tissue Engineering will explore those questions and more.
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Artificial Human Ovaries Aid Infertility Research
The organ can mature human eggs and could provide research with a living laboratory in which to test fertility treatments.
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Building Organs with 'Biological Legos'
Organs could be built with individual locking "cells" that work like Legos.
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Spray-on Skin Offers Fast Healing for Burns
Spray-on skin might sound like science fiction, but the new tech could spare burn victims from painful skin grafts.
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New Artificial Bone Made of Wood
A new procedure to turn blocks of wood into artificial bones has been developed by Italian scientists, who plan to implant them into large animals, and eventually humans.
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Marine Worm's Glue May Aid Bone Repair
An undersea worm has provided researchers with the recipe for a glue that surgeons could use to piece together shattered bones.
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Lightning Helps Create Artificial Blood Vessels
Lightning bolts could help create artificial organs, according to new research by scientists at Texas A&M University.
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Synthetic Skin Gets a Second Life
A team of scientists and engineers from Germany believe they can make engineered tissue widely available using a fully automated process.
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