UCLA Discovery that Migrating Cells "Turn Right' has Implications for Engineering Tissues, Organs
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health SciencesWhat if we could engineer a liver or kidney from a patient's own stem cells? How about helping regenerate tissue damaged by diseases such as osteoporosis and arthritis? A new UCLA study bring scientists a little closer to these possibilities by providing a better understanding how tissue is formed and organized in the body.