Researchers have grown vocal cord tissue in the lab, and it works — the tissue was able to produce sound when it was transplanted into intact voice boxes from animals, according to a new study. This tissue engineering technique could one day be used to restore the voices of patients who have certain voice disorders that are otherwise untreatable, the researchers said. However, more research is needed before the new technique could be brought to an actual clinical trial in humans, the researchers said. "This is years away from trial just because of reality of the regulatory...
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