Cornell researchers have created bio-engineered discs in rats

 
Researchers create bioengineered spinal implants (OrthoSuperSite)
Cornell University engineers have created a biologically based spinal implant that could potentially aid in the relief of back and neck pain, according to a university press release.
The research was published in a recent edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and focused on the implantation and testing of these engineered discs into animal subjects.
“We’ve engineered discs that have the same structural components and behave just like real discs,” study author Lawrence J. Bonassar, PhD, stated in...