Scientists create 'biological pacemaker' inside off-tempo hearts

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 19:00 in Health & Medicine

Pacemakers have long been a life-saving device for people whose hearts don’t keep the right beat – but they can sometimes come with complications. Now, a team of researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles have managed to transform regular heart cells in pigs into pacemaker...

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