After 30 months the new ear looked more like the healthy ear Science Direct
Five children have each been given a new ear made from their own cells in a world first. The technique is similar to the one used in the 1990s to create the famous “Vacanti mouse”, which had a human-like ear growing on its back.
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The children were all born with an underdeveloped ear, a…
