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Re:Scientists use adult skin cells to regenerate functional ... by nycthbris on Monday March 21, 2016 @11:14AM (#11328611)
That is incorrect. They are not repairing hearts unfit for transplant. They are using human hearts (that are unfit for transplant) as a source of decellularized matrix. That decellularized matrix is then used to re-grow heart tissue using iPS-derived cardiomyocytes (heart cells).
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