Tissue Engineering

Scientists have developed an innovative 3D bioprinter capable of generating replacement tissue that’s strong enough…

The future of lab-grown meat is coming. Or at least it feels that way, based on burgeoning interest in the biotech…

A study published last week in the journal Biofabrication describes a new technique to build replacements for…

Using advanced techniques in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, doctors in the U.S. are reporting their…

Swiss researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in the development of bioengineered skin. The new grafts, which…

Yes, this man actually has a nose growing on his forehead. It's part of a cutting-edge transplant procedure, and…

A 5-oz beef patty assembled from thousands of teeny-tiny meat strips, cultured from the stem cells of a single cow,…

The day is fast approaching when scientists will finally be able to reconstruct a person's heart from a clump of…

Scientists at Harvard University have developed a cyborg-like tissue that can facilitate cell growth, while…

The prospect of lab-grown meat has intrigued both vegetarians and environmentalists for years. Humans eat about 240…

In this video, released yesterday, you can watch what might be called the world's first cyborg lifeform. Called a…

For the first time ever, scientists have genetically transformed skin cells from heart failure patients into…

There's no two ways about it: humans love meat. By 2030, it's estimated that the world's annual meat production will…

The line waiting for organ donors is 112,381 people long and growing, and 18 people daily die waiting. To help…

There is no denying that growing an anal sphincter in a petri dish is hilarious. There is also no denying that…

A new technique has been developed that uses spider silk to make human skin, suitable for skin grafts. And the…

Mice are the first step in trying out new drugs that may one day help humans. The problem is that these rodents…

Scientists have refined tissue repair techniques using stem cells to the point where they believe we might have…

The cool trick about stem cells is that they're super adaptable, and can become any other sort of cell, right? So…

For the first time, scientists have coaxed a damaged heart to regrow healthy tissues on its own. They applied…