Team Creates Rat Heart Using Cells of Baby Rats
By Lawrence Altman
Summary:
This article reports on researchers’ ability to create organs in the laboratory. Currently researchers have been able to grow rat hearts, and the next step is to work with additional species. The author discusses how this might carry over to human beings. The implications for organ transplantation and the possibilities for stem cells to aid in the development of organs are discussed.
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