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Regenerated human heart tissue beats on its own, leads towards replacement hearts and other organs

2013-08-14 13:44:43| Extremetech

A team of scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have hit the mother lode: They've grown human heart tissue that can beat on its own (video below). The process, involving decellularized mouse hearts and induced pluripotent stem cells, is equal parts beautiful and insane -- and one of the biggest breakthroughs in modern medicine to boot.

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