BBC NEWS | Health | Step towards making human lungs: "Step towards making human lungs
There is a shortage of donors for lung transplants
Scientists say they have made a significant step towards making human lungs for transplantation.
The UK team at Imperial College London took human embryonic stem cells and encouraged them to grow into cells found in adult lungs.
These lung cells are the type needed to allow oxygen to cross into the blood.
Eventually, it may be possible to make them from other stem cell sources such as bone marrow, the team told Tissue Engineering."
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