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3D Human Cells Grown

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the with-the-glasses-to-prove-it dept.

SR_melb writes writes to tell us that Melbourn researchers have, for the first time, managed to grow three dimensional human cells. This bypasses previous achievements of only being able to create two-dimensional constructions like skin. From the article: "Professor Wayne Morrison, from Melbourne's Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery has led the breakthrough. He says it's a world first and predicts the discovery will ultimately lead to the creation of human organs, including parts of the heart, by using the patients' own stem cells. Such a scenario, says Professor Morrison, would reduce the problem of immune rejection which is often associated with organ transplants."

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  1. As overheard in the lab. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny



    Intern: Professor Morrison, we've had over 800,000 similar requests for a replacement penis and hand!
    Morrison: Ahhh, yes. News of our discovery must have made it to Slashdot!

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  2. 3D cells? by bohemian72 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Funny. I didn't realize there were any 2D human cells. Maybe that's how Flat Stanley was able to slide under the door.

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  3. Sold! by Itninja · · Score: 5, Funny

    FTA: Now, currently we have been able to make breast tissue...

    Great, I'll take two please.

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  4. The catch... by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only catch is that you have to wear wacky-looking glasses to see them in 3D.

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  5. Well... by Zenikase · · Score: 0, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new 3D unicellular overlords.

  6. You mean human cells are not 2D? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    When I looked at the diagrams in my biology textbook, they always seemed to be 2D.

  7. Re:title a little misleading by geoffspear · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, they also claimed that these researchers grew 3D human cells for the first time, which is really incredibly stupid. I've been growing 3D human cells for over 30 years.

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  8. thats wierd by dilvish_the_damned · · Score: 4, Funny

    Melbourn researchers have, for the first time, managed to grow three dimensional human cells.

    I've been doing that for years.

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