A three-dimensional tissue structure grown from pluripotent stem cells (which can differentiate into nearly all cell types in the body). Pluripotent stem cells include ES cells derived from fertilized eggs (embryos) and iPS cells created by introducing multiple genes into somatic cells like blood or skin cells.
1-7-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521 JAPAN
Uehiro Division for Applied Ethics Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University