Progress in regenerative medicine has been coming fast and furious in recent months: scientists are now using far-out tissue engineering techniques to restore liver function in mice, regrow human muscle, and even implant bioengineered blood vessels into ailing patients. Now, a team at the University of Pittsburgh has managed to grow human heart tissue that can beat autonomously in a petri dish — an exciting step towards devising transplantable replacement organs.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/13/4617750/regenerative-medicine-breakthrough-lab-grown-human-heart-tissue
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