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| Subject: Scientists have developed tissue 'repair system' from human fat cells Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:26 am | |
| Researchers at the University of NSW say they have developed a new way to form stem cells from fat that could lay the basis for a system of tissue regeneration in humans.
The repair system, the researchers claim, could be used to repair damaged human tissue in situ, including for spinal discs, torn muscle and bone fractures.
Lead author of the research Associate Professor John Pimanda told the Herald: "We take human fat cells and apply two compounds, one of which causes the fat cells to 'lose their memory', turning them into 'multipotent stem cells'. When these are transplanted into damaged tissue, they take their cue from the surrounding cells when proliferating."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/unsw-scientists-say-they-have-developed-tissue-repair-system-from-human-fat-cells-20160404-gnxykb.html#ixzz44w13IMvY |
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