A breakthrough in the development of human blood vessels in the laboratory

As part of a major medical advance, a group of researchers from the University of British Columbia (BCU) successfully developed healthy human blood vessels in the lab for the first time.

This amazing innovation can have a major impact on research on vascular diseases, including diabetes.

According to the British newspaper "Daily Mail", this new achievement will allow researchers to study and test new drugs more easily.

"The ability to build human stem cell blood vessels is revolutionary," said lead author Joseph Baininger, director of the Institute of Life Sciences at the University of British Columbia. "Every member of our body is connected to the circulatory system."

"This innovation will enable researchers to detect the causes and treatments of various vascular diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease, wound healing, stroke, cancer and diabetes."

Artificial blood vessels are designed to mimic human blood vessels and, once implanted in mice, have evolved into fully functional human blood vessels, including arteries and capillaries.

This discovery would allow doctors to develop a complete human vascular system in the body of an animal before transplanting it to humans.