Scar tissue turned into heart muscle without using stem cells
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 18:50
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have shown the ability to turn scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells using a new process that eliminates the need for stem cell transplant.
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