jan 3, 2006 - Stem Cell Research And Artificial Liver

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Stem cells can essentially be programmed to become any type of cell in the body. This can help cure diseases and repair damaged tissues (cnn).

Dr. Colin McGucklin and Dr. Nico Forraz of Newcastle University developed a liver grown from stem cells. The size of a small coin, it was not an organ that could be implanted in a human (nytimes).