The latest game changer in diabetes research might not be a new drug or a therapy. Instead, it could be a system of human blood vessels virtually identical to the ones currently transporting blood throughout your body.
What makes these blood vessels special is that they are the first ones grown in a lab — and they’ve already generated a new lead in diabetes treatment.
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Our perspective on agriculture is about to go through dramatic changes as this century unfolds. What are some of the disruptive forces at work?
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As edible, affordable lab-grown meat remains out of reach, a tiny start-up might have found a faster route to dinner tables.
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Scientists first grew mini-hearts in a lab. Then they 3D printed skin. Now scientists have taken “body on a chip” to a whole new level.
Continue reading… “Scientists grow human mini-brains that are giving big insights into autism”
The first strips of muscle have been grown in a project to develop a new way to produce meat.
Scientists in the Netherlands have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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