Doctors have given a woman in Barcelona a new windpipe with tissue engineered from her own stem cells in what experts have hailed as a "milestone in medicine."Claudia Castillo, 30, suffered from tuberculosis for years.
The breakthrough allowed Claudia Castillo, 30, to receive a new section of trachea -- an airway essential for breathing -- without the risk that her body would reject the transplant.
Castillo was given the stem cell surgery, the controversial branch of medicine that some say could lead to human cloning, after suffering a severe lung collapse.
The condition, caused by long-term tuberculosis left Castillo, a Colombian now living in Barcelona, unable to carry out simple domestic duties or care for her two children.
The only conventional option was a major operation to remove her left lung, a risky procedure with a high mortality rate.
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This is a major move in science! I'll keep my comments to myself for all those people who were and still are opposed to stem cell research. This miraculous procedure would not have been possible without stem cell research. Think about it people...it may prove to be any of our last resort one day.
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