Engineered tissue could eventually be used for children born with gaps in their alimentary canal, or for adults whose muscles have been damaged by cancer.

A tissue-engineered esophageal segment is functional in minipigs.

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.

Neonatal mortality remains unacceptably high throughout the world. Survival of sick infants in their first month of life has improved over the past six decades. However, many comorbidities persist, wi...