Re: Kind of an interesting news story

[Guest guest]

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> This article is not about achalasia or the esphogaus but it is kind of

interesting. First Lab-grown windpipe saves cancer patient. Experts say

synthetic structures using a patients own stem cells could be used to fashion

simple organs like the windpipe, esophagus, ect......

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> http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-204_162-10008512.html?tag=page

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> story consists of five slides and is kind of short on info but possibilities

in the next 20 years for this type of science for treating conditions like

achalasia are pretty interesting.

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Dr. Blair Jobe who is my Doctor has grown an esophagus for a seventy year old

man from stem cells and after doing the replacement operation the gentleman is

still doing well.Stem cell research and it's different uses could help some of

us immensely.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing this great article. 

From: jp_shaw1 <jp_shaw1@...>

Subject: Kind of an interesting news story

achalasia

Date: Friday, July 8, 2011, 8:24 AM

 

This article is not about achalasia or the esphogaus but it is kind of

interesting. First Lab-grown windpipe saves cancer patient. Experts say

synthetic structures using a patients own stem cells could be used to fashion

simple organs like the windpipe, esophagus, ect......

http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-204_162-10008512.html?tag=page

story consists of five slides and is kind of short on info but possibilities in

the next 20 years for this type of science for treating conditions like

achalasia are pretty interesting.