First Human-Recipients of Lab-Grown Organs
Posted on Tue, 2006-04-04 15:09 
Wake Forest University School of Medicine reports the first human recipients of laboratory-grown organs. Children and teenagers received bladders grown from their own cells. Since the engineered bladders were grown from the patients' own cells, there is no risk of rejection. The laboratory-grown organs showed improved function over time -- with some patients being followed for more than seven years.
Scientists are now working to grow 20 different tissues and organs, including blood vessels and hearts, in the laboratory.
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