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Experts predict that within the next five to 10 years, people will routinely have blown-out tendons and cartilages regrown and bone loss restored for everything from cancer surgery to periodontal disease. This week, a hundred or so researchers involved in these endeavors are gathered at Rice University, Houston, to discuss their strategies at an Advances in Tissue Engineering meeting. Almost 30 of them are presenting findings on subjects such as The Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering, Cell Adhesion and Adhesive Receptors, Extracellular Matrix Structure and Function, Cell Migration and Polymer Scaffolds.
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