Sunday, November 27, 2005

EurekAlert! - Connective tissue cells from lungs fused with heart muscle to form biological pacemaker

EurekAlert! - Connective tissue cells from lungs fused with heart muscle to form biological pacemaker:
"In guinea pig experiments, Johns Hopkins scientists fused common connective tissue cells taken from lungs with heart muscle cells to create a safe and effective biological pacemaker whose cells can fire on their own and naturally regulate the muscle's rhythmic beat."
Via KurzweilAI.net