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Scientists grow ‘miniature stomachs’ from stem cells, which could patch up ulcers one day
Scientists have used human stem cells to create functional, 3-D stomach tissue - in effect, little miniature versions of the organ in its earliest stages of development. This is a first, and the grown tissue will allow researchers to better study illnesses of the stomach, like those that cause ulcers and even cancer. The tissue may even be used as a treatment in and of itself by way of tiny grated patches that would grow over ulcerated stomachs.
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