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Can these animals help victims of accidents and bone cancer patients?
Scientists use pig intestine to grow human bones in the lab
First, they clean the intestine from all pig DNA
The blood vessels are carefully preserved
Next, they fill the intestine with calcium phosphate
They add the patient’s stem cells for a personalised implant
After surgery, this should become a healthy bone
In 5-10 years, scientists hope to bring this method to clinics
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