Monday, May 12, 2014

Patient stem cells used to make 'heart disease-on-a-chip'

Scientists have merged stem cell and ‘organ-on-a-chip’ technologies to grow, for the first time, functioning human heart tissue carrying an inherited cardiovascular disease. The research appears to be a big step forward for personalized medicine, as it is working proof that a chunk of tissue containing a patient’s specific genetic disorder can be replicated in the laboratory. …Read Full Story



Patient stem cells used to make 'heart disease-on-a-chip'
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