
08/12/2025
Imagine a future where torn muscles heal as naturally as a cut on your skin, no surgeries, no long recoveries. Scientists at Duke University have taken a massive leap toward that reality.
They’ve engineered living skeletal muscle in the lab that doesn’t just contract powerfully, but can also fully repair itself, even after being implanted into a living animal. In tests, it integrated seamlessly into mice, recovered from damage, and kept getting stronger over time.
By combining advanced muscle fibers with stem cell “niches,” researchers created tissue over ten times stronger than previous attempts. This could transform how we treat sports injuries, age-related muscle loss, and rare muscular diseases.
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