Scientists have created the first artificial human ovary, an advance that provides a potentially powerful new means for conducting fertility research and could also yield infertility treatments for cancer patients.
The team of researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital has already used the lab-grown organ to mature human eggs. “An ovary is composed of three main cell types, and this is the first time that anyone has created a 3-D tissue structure with triple cell line,” said Sandra Carson, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Women & Infants Hospital.
Carson said that the ovary not only provides a living laboratory for investigating fundamental questions about how healthy ovaries work, but also can act as a test-bed for seeing how problems, such as exposure to toxins or other chemicals, can disrupt egg maturation and health.
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Gaga checks in at airport in cuffs, lingerie
London: Pop star Lady Gaga made an arresting sight at the airport recently as she turned up in just her lingerie and a pair of handcuffs.
The Poker Face hitmaker arrived at Los Angeles airport fresh from her headline-making appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, where she shocked the audience with her dress made of meat.
The 24-year-old singer she strutted through security checks wearing only her underwear with a pair of handcuffs attached at her waist.
She tottered through the airport in Alexander McQueen’s ‘hoof’ shoe-boots, reported British newspaper Daily Mail.
Despite carrying the police accessory, Gaga made it through the metal detectors — transportation security administration officials insisted the item was not a threat to fellow passengers.
The rep further said that the prohibited items list is based on what experts assess and analyse as a threat to aviation security. Handcuffs do not pose an immediate threat.
—PTI, ANI