Bowel Bridging (2 of 2) (VIDEO)
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University of Manchester scientists have bridged a gap between two separate pieces of small intestine kept alive outside the body, in an advance which could have implications for surgery in human adults and babies.
Two pieces of embryonic mouse intestine were placed on the supports with a small gap between them. A thread was inserted to link the two and the researchers observed the two pieces grow together to such an extent that in three quarters of the 36 tests, nerve signals were passed between them causing the now joined piece to operate as a single section of gut.
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The University of Manchester
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