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Cool. This reminds me of people pulling the cells out of leaves and replacing them with stuff like human heart cells [1]. [1] https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-tea
by greenduck 6y ago
Cool. This reminds me of people pulling the cells out of leaves and replacing them with stuff like human heart cells [1].
[1] https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-team-grows-heart-tissue-spinach-leaves https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-team-grows-heart-tissue-spinach...
- pvaldes 6y agoWow, that technique should have their own thread here.
- nmstoker 6y agoThis is also very cool. I had heard of efforts using things like decellularised mouse hearts but with plant structures it bypasses the need for a living animal to die before a scaffold can be created. The video shot where you see the blood suffuse the structure is particularly impressive.
- xwdv 6y agoI wonder how these would taste in a salad.
- dmd 6y agoIt makes for a very hearty salad.
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