Researchers develop new muscular dystrophy treatment approach using human stem cells
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers from the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells derived from a new process that for the first time makes the production of human muscle cells from stem cells efficient and effective.
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