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In the space lab, Yang Ping used experimental subjects to observe the onset process of teratoma, tracking how these cells developed into various organs in the human body. Instances of teeth and hair could be seen. There was also an article about this research on the top international journal CELL, where a research team from University of California treated teratoma as an ideal model for studying the human development process.
Great minds indeed think alike.
Teratoma, as a tumor, contains various different tissues, including bone, brain, hair, and muscle.
Teratoma formation is often due to the uncontrollable differentiation of a large amount of stem cells. This could occur in all types of tissues within an organism. Although teratoma is usually considered an unwanted by-product in stem cell research, in this study, the researchers found an opportunity to use teratoma as a model for studying human development.
