Monday, January 14, 2008

BBC NEWS | Health | 'Spare part heart' beats in lab


BBC NEWS | Health | 'Spare part heart' beats in lab: "Scientists removed all the muscle cells in a rat heart, leaving just a 'scaffold' of other tissues such as blood vessels and valves.

When the University of Minnesota team added heart cells, they quickly grew and produced a pumping action.

It is hoped the Nature Medicine study will ultimately mean human or animal hearts can be crafted for transplant."....








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