How Lab-Made "Mini-Organs" Can Treat Cystic Fibrosis
The difference made in Heijden’s life
However, for patients such as Heijden, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a child, the research has had a tremendous impact on her overall health, helping her to regain her strength. “It was like somebody opened the curtains and said, ‘Sunshine, here I am, please come out and play.’ It's strange to think this is all linked to some of my cells in a lab,” she said.
