Researchers Rapidly Grow Adult-Like Human Heart Muscle for Cardiac Drug Screening

Scientists at Columbia University have developed a new technique to rapidly grow adult-like human heart muscle from blood-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The technique involves culturing the cells in an organ-on-a-chip device and subjecting them to mechanical stimulation. Using their method, the researchers were able to grow a (Read more...)

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