Lab-grown nerve cells make heart cells throb
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 14:01
in Biology & Nature
Researchers report that a type of lab-grown human nerve cells can partner with heart muscle cells to stimulate contractions. Because the heart-thumping nerve cells were derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, the researchers believe the cells -- known as sympathetic nerve cells -- will allow them to grow nerve cells that replicate nervous system diseases in particular patients' diseases.