The future: artificial bones made from umbilical cord stem cells

 A new biomaterial that enables bone tissue to be generated from umbilical cord stem cells has been patented by a team in Spain. The material comprises an activated carbon cloth support for cells that differentiate giving rise to a product that can promote bone growth.

Lab results are promising but the method hasn’t yet been tried in animals. It is hoped that in the future the biomaterial could help repair bone and replace lost cartilage.