Current Events: A First: Organs Tailor-Made With Body's Own Cells (New York Times, 9/15/2012)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/health/research/scientists-make-progress-in-tailor-made-organs.html?_r=0

Part A

Where do scientists obtain adult stem cells?

	skin
	saliva
	bone marrow
	pancreas

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Part B

Ideally, the best scaffold for growing a replacement tissue or organ would be made of what?

	extracellular matrix
	cotton
	plastic
	silicon

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Part C

In order to best eliminate the chance for rejection, a tissue or organ should be made from cells obtained from which of the following?

	a sibling
	a cadaver
	a donor pig
	the patient

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Part D

If a fabricated windpipe is not receiving proper oxygen and nutrients, which of the following failed to properly regenerate?

	blood vessels
	white blood cells
	mucus producing cells
	keratin

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Part E

Which of the following is most likely to receive a fabricated organ made from his own cells?

	lung cancer patient
	bladder cancer patient
	pancreatic cancer patient
	thyroid cancer patient

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