Sunday, December 16, 2012

Virus Rebuilds Heart's Own Pacemaker in Animal Tests

Virus Rebuilds Heart's Own Pacemaker in Animal Tests by James Gallagher.  BBC News.  December 16, 2012.

In animal tests, researchers used a virus to insert a gene normally active during embryonic development to stimulate the heart to form new natural pacemaker cells.  While scientifically intriguing and potentially of great clinical value, the innovation requires much more testing.

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