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03/27/2017 / By Russel Davis

Parsley and vanilla beans are being used as cellular scaffolding to grow stem cell tissues for human implants

Researchers at the University of Washington-Madison were able to grow skin, brain, bone marrow and blood vessels on plants using a highly-specialized, natural scaffolding from plants like parsley. The team observed that certain plant species possess strength, rigidity and porosity as well as low mass and surface area. These characteristics make for a structurally-efficient scaffold. […]

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