This is one small step in our ability to go forward in replacing damaged tissues and organs.

This is one small step in our ability to go forward in replacing damaged tissues and organs.

Building a solid organ like the liver in the lab is different and harder than with an organ like the bladder because solid organs are very vascular.

We have shown that regenerative medicine techniques can be used to generate functional bladders that are durable. This suggests that regenerative medicine may one day be a solution to the shortage of donor organs in this country for those needing transplants.

The body is the terminal incubator.

This is a small, limited experience, but it has enough follow-up to show us that tissue engineering is a viable tool that will allow us to tackle problems of similar magnitude.