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January 16, 2014

KIT Researchers Develop Artificial Bone Marrow
Karlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2014
Artificial bone marrow may be used to reproduce hematopoietic stem cells. A prototype has now been developed by scientists of KIT, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, and Tubingen University. The porous structure possesses essential properties of natural bone marrow and can be used for the reproduction of stem cells at the laboratory. This might facilitate the treatment of leukemia in a few years. Blood cells, such as erythrocytes or immune cells, are continuously replaced ... read more

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