| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| NPR: Researchers Grow a Beating Heart |
| 2008-01-14 |
| About a five minute audio at the link. Scientists use a detergent often found in shampoo to strip away the muscle cells of an actual heart, leaving the structural lattice behind. They then repopulate the lattice with muscle cells, hit it with a pacemaker, and voila! Of course, it still needs work, but there are a bunch of guys in Guantanamo Bay who could use a functional heart, so why not use them to skip straight to Phase II trials with this? This way also avoids the problems involved when researchers start getting attached to the lab rats. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #8 Where can I get me one? I'm not in Kansas anymore..... |
| Posted by: Tin Woodsman 2008-01-14 18:05 |
| #7 Seriously I am surprised nobody did it along with Researchers grow a |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-01-14 15:31 |
| #6 Love the Cos' reference, Fred. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-01-14 14:30 |
| #5 Gimme,gimme,gimme! |
| Posted by: Hillary Clinton 2008-01-14 10:51 |
| #4 So I'm trying to picture how you'd use this to heal the heart of a living person. I know detox programs are popular but ... |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-01-14 07:55 |
| #3 University of Minnesota scientists announce important research that one day could help people awaiting organ transplants U of M University of Minnesota scientists announced today research that could lead to the day when damaged organs may be repaired or replaced by a patient's own cells. The discovery could eventually help the thousands of Americans who die every year awaiting organ transplants. The scientists have created beating hearts by flushing original cells out of animal hearts and replacing them with fresh healthy cells. Noting that Minnesotans have the best record in the nation for heart care. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-01-14 07:52 |
| #2 That would be a form of dish soap I'm guessing. It dissolves proteins. The application of simple soap for tissue is a brilliant idea. After all who would have ever thought about using bread mold to cure diseases. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-01-14 07:49 |
| #1 Bill Cosby, call your office! |
| Posted by: Fred 2008-01-14 07:20 |