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George Hall @gthall.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Proud to be second author on "Functional integration of an autologous engineered esophagus in a large-animal model", out now in Nature Biotechnology (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). In it, Paolo De Coppi and team created lab-grown oesophagi that integrated and grew inside pigs.

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Functional integration of an autologous engineered esophagus in a large-animal model - Nature Biotechnology

A tissue-engineered esophageal segment is functional in minipigs.

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De Coppi Lab @paolodecoppi.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

We have shown that lab-grown oesophagus successfully replaces a full segment and restores swallowing without immunosuppression. nature.com/articles/s4158… A major step forward for children with long-gap oesophageal atresia. @GOSHCharity @UCLPopHealthSci @ucl @NEWSFORTOFS

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UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health @uclchildhealth.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Lab-grown mini-stomachs could boost understanding of rare diseases. Our researchers have developed the first-ever lab-grown mini-stomach that contains the key components of the full-sized human organ. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja... @paolodecoppi.bsky.social @greatormondst.bsky.social

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Lab-grown mini-stomachs could boost understanding of rare diseases

Researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have developed the first-ever lab-grown mini-stomach that contains the key components of the full-sized human organ.

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