Why Are Scientists Planning To Grow Livers In Space?
The scientists are planning to fly miniature livers to the International Space Station (ISS) for an upcoming ‘out-of-world’ study to determine if microgravity can encourage the growth of healthy tissue with sufficient blood supply. The study has the potential to transform the future of tissue engineering and liver transplantation through innovative research. Dr Tammy Chang, a professor of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco is pioneering the self-assembly of human livers in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – the area of space below an altitude of 2,000 km. “My ultimate goal for these tissues, if they are doing what we imagine and hope they are able to become with the help of microgravity, is to… Read More »Why Are Scientists Planning To Grow Livers In Space?