Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Heart derived stem cells develop into heart muscle

Source: University Medical Center Utrecht
Date: April 23, 2008

Summary:

Dutch researchers at University Medical Center Utrecht and the Hubrecht Institute have succeeded in growing large numbers of stem cells from adult human hearts into new heart muscle cells. A breakthrough in stem cell research. Until now, it was necessary to use embryonic stem cells to make this happen. The findings are published in the latest issue of the journal Stem Cell Research.