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Organoid Transplantation in Mice
The colon is part of the large intestine, and it has some differences from the small intestine. It lacks villi, small finger like structures that can help absorb nutrients in the small intestine. But crucially for tashero, the colon does have some key similarities to the small intestine. There both tube structures in the gut. So he wondered if he could use the colon, almost like a scaffold to put the small intestine organoids on so they would grow like a fully fledged organ. He tried this out in mice by first removing the outer surface of the colon and replacing it with the organoid tissue. After the transplantation of humo m organide, the mas colon st
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