First Ever Vein Made From Girl's Own Stem Cells Video

First Ever Vein Made From Girl's Own Stem Cells - as part of the news series by GeoBeats.Like an idea out of a science fiction story, doctors have grown a vein in a laboratory to save a young girl’s life. Grown with the patient’s own stem cells, the Swedish medical team successfully transplanted the vein into a 10 year old girl who was suffering from a serious blockage to her liver. Typically, a procedure like this would include the harvesting of a vein from a patient’s own neck or leg, which can often lead...