Heart valve grown from stem cells
British scientists have grown part of a human heart from stem cells for the first time.
The BBC News reported that part of a heart valve was grown from stem cells. The feat was achieved with adult stem cells, not embryonic stem cells. Many scientists believe it should be possible to harness the cells' ability to grow into different tissues to repair damage and treat disease. Stem cells have the potential to turn into many different types of cell. Sir Magdi and his team extracted stem cells from bone marrow and cultivated them into heart valve cells. After they were placed in scaffolds formed from collagen, 3cm-wide discs of heart valve tissue were formed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6517645.stm
The BBC News reported that part of a heart valve was grown from stem cells. The feat was achieved with adult stem cells, not embryonic stem cells. Many scientists believe it should be possible to harness the cells' ability to grow into different tissues to repair damage and treat disease. Stem cells have the potential to turn into many different types of cell. Sir Magdi and his team extracted stem cells from bone marrow and cultivated them into heart valve cells. After they were placed in scaffolds formed from collagen, 3cm-wide discs of heart valve tissue were formed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6517645.stm
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