Scientists Grow Artificial Penis in Lab

Just A Regular Guy · science forum beginner Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 2

It's now possible to replace a defective, damaged, or diseased penis
with a penis grown in a laboratory -- in rabbits.

But the finding promises an amazing new treatment for infants, boys,
and men who suffer penis disfigurement. The replacement organ would be
grown on a penis-shaped matrix seeded with cells from the patient's own
body.

Researcher Anthony Atala, MD, director of the Institute for
Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, reported
the findings at this week's annual meeting of the American Urological
Association in Atlanta.

"Our goal is eventually to treat infants and adults with birth defects,
penis trauma, or penis cancer," Atala tells WebMD. "But this is a
future goal. We are now deciding which animal model to explore next."

While human trials are still far off, the Atala team's recent
accomplishments make their goal highly credible. Atala and colleagues
recently reported successfully using much the same technique to replace
defective bladders in human children with spina bifida.

In the rabbit study, Atala's team removed the penises from rabbits and
entirely replaced the organs with penises grown from the animal's own
cells.

Atala says the new penises have blood vessels and nerves that allow
them to become fully functional. Indeed, the replacement penises worked
like a charm. The rabbits were able to get erections, mate with
females, and get females pregnant with normal, healthy pups.

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