Lab-Grown Human Colon (IMAGE)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Lab-Grown Human Colon

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This confocal microscopic image shows a human colon organoid generated in the laboratory with human pluripotent stem cells. The organoid is shown after it was transplanted into a mouse. The engineered colon secreted proteins found in natural human colon. Researchers report study results in Cell Stem Cell.

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Cincinnati Children's

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