Stomach from Scratch (IMAGE)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Stomach from Scratch

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This confocal microscopic image shows tissue-engineered human stomach tissues from the corpus/fundus region, which produce acid and digestive enzymes. Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, who generated the tissues from human pluripotent stem cells, report their findings Jan. 4 in Nature.

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Cincinnati Children's

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