Medical waste gets new life: scientists grow cells from discarded tissues

NCT ID NCT01000077

Summary

This study aims to collect healthy and diseased tissue that is normally thrown away after surgeries. Researchers will use these samples to grow cells in the lab and create a library of cell lines. These cells will be used for future research to better understand diseases and develop new treatments, but this specific study does not provide direct treatment to participants.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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