Engineered vocal cords show promise in animal tests

Lab-grown tissue could treat people who have lost voice to surgery, disease

illustration of the larynx

HARMONY  Vocal cord tissue grown in the lab vibrates just like tissue in a healthy larynx (illustrated here), a promising sign for people with voice problems. 

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Vibrating tissue that hums in tune with normal, human vocal cords has been grown in a lab for the first time.