stem cell mouse heart beating

[mattheman]

http://brightcove.newscientist.com/services/player/bcpid2227271001?bctid=25285210001

thought i'd post this, seems like the next step is pig heart then they hope in 3 years for a human heart.

 

[Kenai]

 

[Dark_Angel]

"this RAT heart was made to beat again..."

 

[Efour]

lol they shaved a bit of a rat, did you see it ?

 

[Tefal]

ugh videos.

was it a fully grown heart or just a "repaired" one?

 

[mattheman]

"this RAT heart was made to beat again..."

dont you find that astonishing that they hope to do teh same to a human heart in 3 or 4 years time.

 

[Kenai]

ugh videos.

was it a fully grown heart or just a "repaired" one?

A repaired one from the sounds of it, as they 'coated it' so there was obviously something already there to coat.

 

[mattheman]

ugh videos.

was it a fully grown heart or just a "repaired" one?

did you see this mouse walks again, after they cut the nerves to his legs.

http://brightcove.newscientist.com/services/player/bcpid2227271001?bctid=25285210001

 

[mattheman]

A repaired one from the sounds of it, as they 'coated it' so there was obviously something already there to coat.

they stripped the heart of its cells and used sten cells to re build it, if thats the case everytime you implant a new heart the old patients heart could be striiped and re built for the next one..

 

[Amnesia]

i havent even seen the vid but from what ur saying it does sound very impressive.
i'd say im looking forward to it but my heart and legs are just fine atm....im joking this is great news

 

[mattheman]

i havent even seen the vid but from what ur saying it does sound very impressive.
i'd say im looking forward to it but my heart and legs are just fine atm....im joking this is great news

the speed at which everything is being done is impressive.

 

[Cosimo]

This is old news from 2007/2008, shame you didn't link to the appropriate articles.