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British researchers grow heart tissue from stem cells
Mon Apr 2, 1:17 PM



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LONDON (AFP) - British researchers said Monday they have grown human heart tissue from stem cells, raising hopes for the transplant of replacement valve tissue within a few years.


Researchers told AFP the advance could eventually lead to the production of "off-the-shelf hearts," perhaps within a decade, though this would require a sophisticated international effort.


Researchers led by Magdi Yacoub, Egyptian-born professor of cardiac surgery at Imperial College London, said they have grown tissue from stem cells in bone marrow that works in the same way as the valves in human hearts.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/070402/health/britain_health_heart