Tissue engineering from Adam to the zygote: historical reflections

Tissue engineering, long a matter of myth and dream throughout the history of medicine, is now a practical reality. A wide spectrum of biological materials are used in the field of urology to treat disease and to overcome human disabilities, including tissue grafts and organ transplantation. Laboratory-engineered bioproducts for the off-the-shelf replacement and reconstruction of tissue is now almost at hand. This article presents a glimpse into the past by highlighting a number of early pioneering works in the field of tissue transplantation and cell culture technologies.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/42167/1/345-18-1-84_00180084.pd