regenerative medicine
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Scientists Have Created Functional Sperm From Stem Cells
Scientists from China have made history by taking a cell that’s not a sperm cell and then used it to create a live animal. A similar technique could be used one day to treat infertility in humans.
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Researchers Can Now Grow Fallopian Tubes In The Lab
Researchers in Germany have have grown the innermost layer of human fallopian tubes in a lab. The new technique is offering fresh insights into this essential component of the female reproductive system, while also hinting at potential new directions for the treatment of various reproductive disorders.
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Doctors Can Now Grow Engineered Vaginas In Women
After decades of work, a team of doctors say they have successfully engineered vaginas that have been implanted and grown in women. The vaginas were grown in a lab from the female patients’ own cells and later transferred to their bodies, where they formed into normal vaginas. The breakthrough bears some huge implications too.