Researchers find way to grow blood vessels, capillaries
Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine found a way to grow the blood vessels and capillaries needed to keep tissues alive, according to new research available online and due to appear in the January issue of the journal Acta Biomaterialia.
``Scientists have grown a whole beating heart in the laboratory, bringing the goal of growing replacement organs for humans a step closer'', The Guardian reported yesterday.