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University of Minnesota doctors use stem cells to regrow skin

The University of Minnesota said Wednesday that its researchers have successfully repaired damaged skin tissue using stem cells gleaned from bone marrow. In a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from the school’s Stem Cell Institute said the therapy can help patients who suffer from recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), […]

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Massachusetts team takes bio-rat medicine to a new level

Apparently, growing rat organs is the latest rage these days. Just weeks after researchers at the University of Minnesota medical school said they grew breathing rat lungs in a laboratory, a team from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University announced they not only grew rat lungs but also implanted the organs into rats. The lungs […]

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University of Minnesota scientists create breathing rat’s lungs

First a beating rat’s heart. Now breathing rat’s lungs. The way the University of Minnesota is going, a liver, kidney and pancreas can’t be far behind. Researchers at the Masonic Cancer Center and medical school said Monday it has grown breathing lungs from a rat in laboratory, the second time in two years the university […]

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Miromatrix CEO joins Methuselah Foundation board

Miromatrix CEO Robert Cohen has joined the executive advisory board for the Methuselah Foundation (MFoundation), a nonprofit medical charity that focuses on extending life and eliminating aging diseases. Cohen said he joined MFoundation to specifically work on the group’s NewOrgan Prize, a new scientific competition to stimulate work in regenerative medicine. The foundation will award […]

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Angel tax credit reshapes Minnesota’s innovation culture

The $50 million angel tax credit passed by the Minnesota legislature Monday will no doubt provide much-needed early stage capital for young start-ups. But the law’s biggest benefit may not be dollars and cents, but rather how outsiders see Minnesota and how Minnesota sees itself. By passing the bill quickly in the legislative year and […]

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University of Minnesota is open for business. Are there customers?

Quantity or quality? Like most things in life, that’s not always an either/or question. Most people would prefer both. But as the University of Minnesota starts to shop its intellectual property a little more aggressively to investors, as evidenced by its first Life Sciences Showcase event at University Enterprise Laboratories Thursday morning, it’s something to […]

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Can Miromatrix “regenerate” Minnesota’s medical industry? An exclusive interview with Dr. Doris Taylor and Miromatrix CEO Rob Cohen

Miromatrix is close to signing a licensing agreement with the University of Minnesota to commercialize the regenerative tissue work of Dr. Doris Taylor. Two years ago, the star university scientist drew international attention for successfully growing -- and keeping alive -- a beating rat's heart in a jar. Taylor's work fueled hopes that scientists can one day grow replacement organs for patients who would typically wait for transplants.