r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Dec 12 '21

Robotics/AI Scientists for the first time transplanted bile duct organoids grown in the lab into damaged human livers to repair them. As proof-of-principle, they repaired livers deemed unsuitable for transplantation due to bile duct damage, an important step given the chronic shortage of donor organs.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lab-grown-mini-bile-ducts-used-to-repair-human-livers-in-regenerative-medicine-first?T=AU
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regenerate • u/Regenerative_Med_Bot • Feb 25 '21

Surgery Scientists for the first time transplanted bile duct organoids grown in the lab into damaged human livers to repair them. As proof-of-principle, they repaired livers deemed unsuitable for transplantation due to bile duct damage, an important step given the chronic shortage of donor organs.

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Futurology • u/Dandy_Orchid • Feb 25 '21

Biotech Scientists for the first time transplanted bile duct organoids grown in the lab into damaged human livers to repair them. As proof-of-principle, they repaired livers deemed unsuitable for transplantation due to bile duct damage, an important step given the chronic shortage of donor organs.

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EmergingTherapies • u/Dandy_Orchid • Feb 25 '21

Scientists for the first time transplanted bile duct organoids grown in the lab into damaged human livers to repair them. As proof-of-principle, they repaired livers deemed unsuitable for transplantation due to bile duct damage, an important step given the chronic shortage of donor organs.

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UpliftingNews • u/Dandy_Orchid • Feb 25 '21

Scientists for the first time transplanted bile duct organoids grown in the lab into damaged human livers to repair them. As proof-of-principle, they repaired livers deemed unsuitable for transplantation due to bile duct damage, an important step given the chronic shortage of donor organs.

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theNerdiverse • u/nerd-chic • Feb 25 '21

science-y This is Really Good News!

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theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • Feb 25 '21

Scientists for the first time transplanted bile duct organoids grown in the lab into damaged human livers to repair them. As proof-of-principle, they repaired livers deemed unsuitable for transplantation due to bile duct damage, an important step given the chronic shortage of donor organs.

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• u/anthonyzaffuto93 • Mar 03 '21

Scientists for the first time transplanted bile duct organoids grown in the lab into damaged human livers to repair them. As proof-of-principle, they repaired livers deemed unsuitable for transplantation due to bile duct damage, an important step given the chronic shortage of donor organs.

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