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Friday, October 16, 2009

Researchers grow patch of cardiomyocytes

Using mouse embryonic stem cells, Duke researchers were able to grow a patch of cardiomyocytes that could contract and conduct electrical impulses.

New Strategy For Mending Broken Hearts?
By mimicking the way embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle in a lab, Duke University bioengineers believe they have taken an important first step toward growing a living "heart patch" to repair heart tissue damaged by disease.


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