Scientists grow mouse prostate from a single cell
October 22, 2008Molecular biologists reported Wednesday that they had grown prostates in mice from single cells, marking an important step forward in the quest to grow transplant tissue in the lab.
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if an undifferentiated cell mass is a person simply because it's genetically unique, maybe HeLa cell cultures should be called people, too.