Posted AT 5:48 AM EDT on 24/04/08
Breakthrough large step to saving failing hearts
Scientists have found a way to reliably grow large quantities of heart cells from human embryonic stem cells - a feat that marks a significant step toward generating replacement tissue for failing hearts.
Using a recipe of growth-factor proteins that mimics heart development in a fetus, researchers from Canada, the United States and England were able to transform embryonic stem cells into cardiovascular progenitor cells - the most immature heart cell identified to date.
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