Source: Evening Standard
Date: 26 November 2006
Summary:
Scientists discovered a "master" cell in mouse embryos that appears to form all the major parts of the heart. Tests showed they were capable of differentiating into the three types of heart cells: contracting cardiac cells, smooth muscle, and the endothelial cells that line the walls of blood vessel. The scientists believe the cells could eventually be used to regenerate ailing hearts, as well as aid drug discovery and provide new models of human disease.
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