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Blood vessel organoids quickly minimise damage to injured tissue

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A human vascular organoid generated from stem cells Melero-Martin Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital Tiny balls of lab-grown blood vessels helped restore blood flow to injured tissue in mice, minimising necrosis. This approach could one day be used to reduce some of the damage caused by accidents or blood clots. Researchers have previously made clumps of … Read more

Your ears and nose are made from tissue that looks like bubble wrap

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These bubble-wrap cartilage cells have been dyed green to make them easily visible Plikus lab/University of California/Irvine A long-overlooked skeletal tissue found in the nose and ears turns out to resemble bubble wrap – and harnessing it could make facial surgery, like nose reshaping, easier. Max at the University of California, Irvine, and his colleagues … Read more