Scientists Grow First Ever Contracting Human Muscle in a Lab Dish

January 16, 2015

(Medical News Today) – In a new study, researchers from Duke University in Durham, NC, reveal they have grown the first ever human skeletal muscle that contracts in response to external stimuli, such as electrical impulses and pharmaceuticals. The team says their creation paves the way for testing of new drugs and the study of diseases without having to put a patient’s heath at risk.