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Stem cells from mice have been 'instructed' to form specific tissues and organs | Researchers can guide and control the development of stem cells into specific tissues and organs, opening the door to developing a means of one day tackling complex diseases like diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers have created a way to guide and control the development of stem cells into specific tissues and organs, opening the door to developing a means of one day tackling complex diseases like diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.
In a separate experiment, they instructed the stem cells to form a beating, heart-like structure, complete with a central chamber and a network of blood vessels. “By controlling and reshaping how stem cells differentiate and develop, it might allow us to grow better organs for transplantation of organoids for disease modeling and eventually utilize it to drive tissue regeneration in living patients.” “The remarkable science of programming instructions to coax stem cells could one day open the door to tackle complex diseases,” Klein said.
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