(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Someday, doctors would like to grow limbs and other body tissue for soldiers who have lost arms in battle, children who need a new heart or liver, and many other people with critical needs. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are supporting this field of research by developing a promising new kind of light-based sensor to study tissue growth in the lab.

Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/nios-tlt121219.php