In a breakthrough surgery, scientists in Britain are working on implanting a new nose on a man who lost his nose to cancer. They plan to use his bone marrow cells to grow the new nose which they will implant under the skin in his arm. Molds of the nose will be taken before surgical removal. Doctors have planned to grow two prototypes of the nose which will be housed in a bioreactor with heat set to the human body temperature, to help cells to multiply. One ...Friday, 25 January 2013
Bone Marrow Cells to be Used to Grow a New Nose on a Man Who Lost His Nose to Cancer
In a breakthrough surgery, scientists in Britain are working on implanting a new nose on a man who lost his nose to cancer. They plan to use his bone marrow cells to grow the new nose which they will implant under the skin in his arm. Molds of the nose will be taken before surgical removal. Doctors have planned to grow two prototypes of the nose which will be housed in a bioreactor with heat set to the human body temperature, to help cells to multiply. One ...
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