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There Have Been Experiments About Triggering The Growth Of Alveoli In Laboratory Mice. They Were Successful.

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Green Bay, WI

Has anyone heard any more information about this?

October 29, 2023
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It's been done with mice successfully. Mice have lungs very like humans. The next step with animals is pigs; they also have lungs very like ours. No such luck with them yet, but lots of people are trying.

October 29, 2023
A MyCOPDTeam Member

No, but it does sound hopeful. Think I'll try researching it.

October 29, 2023

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