When you need new lungs

When you need new lungs!


September 21, 2010
People with terminal lung disease may find solace in the recent breakthroughs made in the stem cell research.


Scientists at the Harvard Medical School and Yale University have grown artificial lungs that work in rats using stem cells.

Presently, a lung transplant is the only option for people with terminal lung disease caused by smoking or conditions like cystic fibrosis. However, donor organs are in short supply and rejection is likely even if a lung is available.

To solve both these issues, the researchers stripped original tissue of the donor lungs. The teams then repopulated the remaining connective tissue with foetal stem cells and helped the organs grow.


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