Will We Soon Be Producing Skin Or Blood Vessels?

Courtesy ScienceDaily Tue, 04/01/2008 - 16:00

The production of complex, multicellular tissues such as skin or blood vessels can now be envisaged, due to the development of a bioreactor with a "decoy effect." This novel, patented bioreactor enabling the culture and co-culture of cells of different types is a world first.

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