Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Heart Progenitor Cells Developed from Embryonic Stem Cells

Source: McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine / University Health Network
Date: April 23, 2008

Summary:

A team of international researchers at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University Health Network, have successfully grown human heart progenitor cells from embryonic stem cells. The study is being considered a significant step towards the creation of functioning heart tissue.