Heart cells cultured in the lab - BBC Health News 24th April 2008

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Scientists have moved a step closer to creating functioning heart tissue for transplants in the lab. They have grown three types of human heart cells from cultures derived from embryonic stem cells. When a mix of the cells was transplanted into mice with simulated heart disease, the animals' heart function was significantly improved. The study, by a team of Canadian, US and UK scientists, features in the journal Nature.

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