Scientists at the University of Wisconsin successfully grew
a vocal cord using cadaver tissue.
Scientists have made promising breakthroughs i
n the world of bioengineering, successfully growing human kidneys, a mini-brain, and a limb. On Wednesday, a new body part worthy of talk was unveiled: vocal cords.
The paper, published in Science Translational Medicine, shows how University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers bioengineered vocal cord tissue from a cadaver. The tissue, which closely resembles r
eal vocal cord tissue, is even capable of transmitting sound. Dr. Nathan Welham, an associate professor of surgery at UW and a speech pathologist, touched on the significance of the discovery.
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