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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: University of Bristol

University of Bristol stories: 2 news summaries

 Mom Gets 
 Trachea 
 Grown From 
 Own Stem Cells 

Organ grown with patient's stem cells

Nov 19, 08 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - In a frontier-busting surgery, transplant doctors have given a young woman a trachea developed in a lab using the patient's own stem cells. Stem cells from the patient's trachea and bone marrow were used to create a new rejection-proof organ in the surgery, performed in Spain in June, reports the... More »

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surgery • stem cells • bone marrow • transplant • University of Bristol • collagen • trachea • Claudia Castillo • University of Padua • Polytechnic of Milan • Paolo Macchiarini • Hospital Clínic of Barcelona

Arachnophobia! 8-Foot Fossil Scorpion Is Biggest Bug

Creepy swam sea with other giant crawlies

Nov 21, 07 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists digging in Germany have found the fossilized claw of what is thought to be the largest bug ever to roam the earth—or, in the case of this 400-million-year-old scorpion, to navigate the seas. The eight-foot-long arachnid is an "amazing discovery" that highlights the remarkable sizes of ancient... More »

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Germany • paleontology • fossil • scorpion • Prum • University of Bristol

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