Carry a recent article published in repubblica.it , the sensational news of the first transplant of a liver , reconstructed in the laboratory using stem cells . It 'took place in Boston at the Massachusetts General Hospital .
Previously, in March, in London, a child had received a new trachea , this completely rebuilt with stem cells.
Until the experiment in June no one had managed to overcome the difficulty of recreating the intricate series of veins and arteries that carry nutrients to a body with functions as varied and complex.
These bodies have the advantage of avoiding the need for anti-rejection therapy , as they are grown from the patient's cells that are implanted. And of course avoid the need to await the availability of an organ from grub.
As for other complex organs: heart and lung , the results are encouraging, but the techniques are not yet sufficiently mature for use in a clinical setting. A Boston lungs completely artificial were created and implanted in mice, the experiment allowed them to survive for 6 hours .
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