title: Modeling human nutrition using human embryonic stem cells.
abstract: Nutrition presents unanswered scientific questions of high public health importance. We envision model systems composed of interacting gastrointestinal and metabolic tissues derived from human embryonic stem cells, populated by gut microbiota. The culture will be embedded in 3D scaffolds, creating a controlled experimental system that enables tissue sampling and imaging.
authors: Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA, USA. Electronic address: benzvi@fas.harvard.edu.
authors: Danny
authors: D
authors: Ben-Zvi
authors: Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA, USA.
authors: Douglas A
authors: DA
authors: Melton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D023421:Models, Animal; D008954:Models, Biological; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena