Scientists grow human esophagus in lab

[Still Waters]

Scientists working to bioengineer the entire human gastrointestinal system in a laboratory now report using pluripotent stem cells to grow human esophageal organoids.

Published in the journal Cell Stem Cell the study is the latest advancement from researchers at the Cincinnati Children's Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM). The center is developing new ways to study birth defects and diseases that affect millions of people with gastrointestinal disorders, such as gastric reflux, cancer, etc. The work is leading to new personalized diagnostic methods and focused in part on developing regenerative tissue therapies to treat or cure GI disorders.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920161030.htm

[Kittens Are Jerks]

This is really quite amazing.

[spartan max2]

This can be developed to solve so many problems. 

[+and-then]

I wonder how effective this technique would be on "simpler" organ systems like the integument (skin)?  It would be a real life saver for burn patients.