jumpedthegun
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doctors have grown new bladders from cells from a patient's own bladder, and then transplanted it into them. the procedure sounds similar to the concept behind hair multiplication.
"In the new procedure, doctors extract muscle and bladder cells from a small piece of the patient's own bladder. The cells are grown in a Petri dish, then layered onto a three-dimensional mold shaped like a bladder. In a few weeks, the cells produce a new bladder, which is implanted into the patient. Within a few more weeks, the new bladder has grown to normal size and has started functioning. Atala is working to grow 20 different tissues and organs, including blood vessels and hearts, in the laboratory, according to the university."
This could be good news for hair multiplication procedures. If they grow a heart, they should be able to grow some hair. Maybe Bosley can learn a thing or two from these guys.
here is the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditio ... index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditio ... index.html
"In the new procedure, doctors extract muscle and bladder cells from a small piece of the patient's own bladder. The cells are grown in a Petri dish, then layered onto a three-dimensional mold shaped like a bladder. In a few weeks, the cells produce a new bladder, which is implanted into the patient. Within a few more weeks, the new bladder has grown to normal size and has started functioning. Atala is working to grow 20 different tissues and organs, including blood vessels and hearts, in the laboratory, according to the university."
This could be good news for hair multiplication procedures. If they grow a heart, they should be able to grow some hair. Maybe Bosley can learn a thing or two from these guys.
here is the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditio ... index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditio ... index.html