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Article written by: duddy on Jan 2, 2014



Title: Ghost heart
Written by: duddy on Jan 2, 2014

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This is a 'ghost heart' it was soaked in an ingredient found in shampoo to wash away all the cells. This technique leaves a protein scaffold that can be injected with stem cells from a person who needs a transplant, guaranteeing that the transplant won't be rejected.


Comments:

this is amazing

Written by: mcrawford on Jan 4, 2014
Sodium dodecyl sulphate and Triton X-100 is used. Apparently you can actually do this with strong sulphate shampoos. Probably no good for transplanting, though!

Written by: padre on Jan 3, 2014