RBCC: Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Eliminate Lung Transplants

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NOKOMIS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As fast-growing biotech company Rainbow Coral Corp. (OTCBB: RBCC) works to deliver new cutting-edge treatments in the field of regenerative medicine, a major new breakthrough could soon lead to growing new lungs for patients in a laboratory. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) recently reported success in transforming human stem cells into functional lung and airway cells. The startling advance could soon enable scientists to model lung disease, screen drugs, study lung development and – someday – generate lung tissue for transplant.

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