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A material–cell hybrid device that mimics the anatomic shape of the intervertebral disc has been made and successfully implanted into mice to show that tissue engineering may, in the future, benefit sufferers from back pain.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK

    David W. L. Hukins

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Hukins, D. A live disc. Nature Mater 4, 881–882 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1540

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