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Novel approaches in tissue engineering and wound repair close the gap between tissue injury and the shortage of donor tissues for transplant

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Saltzman, W. New encounters with the Sphinx. Nat Med 4, 272–273 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0398-272

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