Researchers grow teeth from gum cells
Published on: 9th March 2013Dentists may one day be able to replace missing teeth with ones newly grown from gum cells, say UK researchers.
Dentists may one day be able to replace missing teeth with ones newly grown from gum cells, say UK researchers.
Bioengineers at Harvard have developed a gel-based sponge that can be molded to any shape, loaded with drugs or stem cells, compressed to a fraction of its size, and delivered via injection. Once inside the body, it pops back to its original shape and gradually releases its cargo, before safely degrading.
Gamida Cell Ltd., a world leader in stem cell population expansion technologies and stem cell therapy products for transplantation and regenerative medicine, announced today that the first patient, enrolled in its pilot study of NiCord(R) as an investigational treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD), has been transplanted at Duke University in North Carolina.
The first clinical trials for stem cell based voice box transplants could begin as soon as 2013, according to leading expert Professor Martin Birchall speaking at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual science meeting today in York.