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Science 13 October 1995:
Vol. 270. no. 5234, pp. 230 - 232
DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5234.230
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Research News

Robert F. Service

By engineering polymers that attract and bind liver, nerve, and other cells, scientists are beginning to create artificial organs that are biologically ``real'' and may one day be used to supplement or replace damaged body parts. A sidebar looks at efforts, such as growing artificial skin on collagen matrices, that are close to clinical use.

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