Successfully nourish human ears on mice

For the first time in history, Japanese scientists have been able to use stem cell methods to successfully develop human ears on the back of a mouse.

Scientists from the universities of Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan said that the test results have opened up a new direction for world medicine. From the application of the test, the scientists hope to develop the human ear to serve many cases of facial deformity in battles or accidents, especially for people with deformities without ears. when born

Successful cultured ear parts will become a living organism.

In the United States, about 1 to 5 children are born with an ear defect or even without an ear.

According to DailyMail, the successfully grown ear organ becomes a living organism. Scientists say they used human stem cells - the host cell to turn them into cartilage cells. The cartilage cells in the lab will then look like a small balloon and be placed in a plastic tube shaped like a human ear.

To develop ear parts, scientists implanted a test tube into the skin of a living mouse. After more than two months of culture and development, the ear canal has gradually become accustomed to mice and grows about 5cm long. However, this is not the first time researchers have developed an ear component on the back of a mouse.

In 2013, a team from Massachusetts Hospital in Boston, USA, used the cow's collagen and cells from sheep to develop a titanium-based ear-shaped part of the body. people.

This is definitely a great progress in history if successful replication and safety.

This implant technique is currently being exploited to develop various body parts including the nose and windpipe. Previously, medical techniques all used implants from the ribs of the patient, causing many troubles and unnecessary costs.

Japanese researchers are hoping to conduct clinical trials in about five years. This will undoubtedly be a major advance in human history if successfully replicated and achieved near-absolute safety.