‘UNIVERSAL’ VIRUS-FREE METHOD TURNS BLOOD CELLS TO BEATING HEART CELLS
April 14, 2011
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a simplified, cheaper, all-purpose method they say can be used by scientists around the globe to more safely turn blood cells into heart cells. The method is virus-free and produces heart cells that beat with nearly 100 percent efficiency, they claim. Â (Adult Stem Cells Research Network)