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Lab-grown cells make doping agent EPO and cure anaemia in mice

Lab-grown cells make doping agent EPO and cure anaemia in mice

27 September 2017

Lab-grown stem cells can make the hormone EPO, which has notoriously been used in sports doping. Transplants of the cells might help some major types of anaemia
Synthetic bone implant can make blood cells in its marrow

Synthetic bone implant can make blood cells in its marrow

8 May 2017

An engineered bone that has its own marrow can encourage donor stem cells to produce blood, a feat that could help people with anaemia and rare immune diseases

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