News tagged with tissue rejection

Cancer-killing cells are caught on film in more 3D detail than ever before

Scientists reveal in more detail than ever before how white blood cells kill diseased tissue using deadly granules, in research published today in PLoS Biology.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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New method to grow synthetic collagen unveiled

In a significant advance for cosmetic and reconstructive medicine, scientists at Rice University have unveiled a new method for making synthetic collagen. The new material, which forms from a liquid in as ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First mother-daughter womb transplant planned

The world's first mother-daughter uterus transplant could take place next year in Sweden, the head of an international research team in the western Swedish city of Gothenburg said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Induced pluripotent stem cells at risk for rejection

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that an important class of stem cells known as "induced pluripotent stem cells," or iPSCs, derived from an individual's own cells, could face immune ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Scientists implant regenerated lung tissue in rats (w/ Video)

A Yale University-led team of scientists reports that it has achieved an important first step in regenerating fully functional lung tissue that can exchange gas, which is the key role of the lungs. Their paper appears in ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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S.Korea scientists clone pig for human transplants

South Korean scientists said they have cloned a piglet whose organs were genetically modified to make them more suitable for human transplants.

Biology / Biotechnology

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More than bacon: Genetic alterations in pig tissue may allow for human transplantation

A sizzling genetic discovery by Chinese scientists may one day allow pig tissue to be transplanted successfully into humans. Their research presented in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology represents a major step forward toward ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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