Stem cells used in organ surgery - 20 November 2008

Al Jazeera English 2012-04-18

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European doctors have successfully given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.

The ground-breaking procedure could revolutionise how doctors carry out organ transplants in the future. Al Jazeera's Fergal Parkinson finds out more.
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