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- Research study at UofL first in US to treat heart failure with umbilical cord stem cells
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In this remarkable video from researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in Australia, beating heart cells that have been developed from stem cells are shown up close.
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12/23/2024 - 1:55 am | View Link - Scientists steer the development of stem cells to regenerate and repair organs
Investigators from Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified a new way to deliver instructions that tell stem cells to grow into specific bodily structures, a ...
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