Stem cells to grow a skull

By extracting stem cells and growing them in a laboratory — to the point where there is enough quantity to infuse over a scaffold, doctors will then implant under the skin.
"In time, this will grow to form her own bone. The scaffold provides the shape and structure for the new bone to form."
Dr Goh believes stem cells placed directly in the skull may help Jamuna’s damaged brain nerves to recover, since these cells can differentiate to become either bone or nerve cells.
But this new method has so far been largely confined to animal experiments, with only one publicised human case in the United States.