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Daniel Keane

Tubular tissue advance could allow scientists to grow blood vessels and organs in a lab

An innovative technology that creates thin layers of human cells in tube-like structures could pave the way for the development of lifelike blood vessels and intestines in a lab.

The technique, known as RIFLE – rotational internal flow layer engineering – enables the construction of separate layers as delicate as one cell thick.

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