Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Mayo Clinic Researchers Safely Regenerate Failing Mouse Hearts with Programmed Embryonic Stem Cells

Source: Mayo Clinic
Date: February 27, 2007

Summary:

Mayo Clinic researchers have safely transplanted cardiac preprogrammed embryonic stem cells into diseased hearts of mice successfully regenerating infarcted heart muscle without precipitating the growth of a cancerous tumor -- which, so far, has impeded successful translation into practice of embryonic stem cell research.