Building a New Prostate
Date: 27.10.2008
Starting from a single **stem cell**, scientists have now produced a **functional prostate gland**. This marks only the second time researchers have generated a whole organ from a single stem cell, representing major advances for **stem cell research** and our understanding of prostate development, experts say.
Creating viable organs to transplant into ailing patients is a holy grail of stem cell research. The first success came in 2006 when researchers created mammary glands after discovering mammary stem cells in mice.
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