Scientists grow a beating heart from cell scaffolding.

GreatTeacherMacRoss

I found this story positively amazing. Apparently, they can remove the actual cells from a heart leaving what they call a "cell scaffold" behind. Then, they can re-introduce another cell and it will take to the scaffold and grow, essentially making the entire organ. They actually remade a heart and got it to start beating again with different heart cells! They said the next step for them is to attempt the same with pig hearts, because of their similarity to a human's. Below are links to the story and a video that shows the process.

Beating heart grown.

Video

Cremlian

Heard cells? ^_^

GreatTeacherMacRoss

Sonofabitch. ((corrects))

kiwi_bird

This is the first useful/ interesting news I have gotten out of TV News in a long time.

Omnutia

Yes, but it was filtered out by someone else and brought to you via the internet.

GreatTeacherMacRoss

I wouldn't consider NPR "TV news" considering it's National Public...Radio. They typically have very accurate and interesting stories.

Drex

I've heard of a similar technique used to grow skin for grafts, this however is grown on an artificial frame rather than, for all intents a doner one.

kiwi_bird

No, I actually heard this on German TV in the News. That's what I meant...