Researchers create beating heart in lab


	Researchers create beating heart in lab

vickybaranwal

1-15-2008 12:24 PM

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1-15-2008 12:55 PM

mickfinn

"We just took nature's own building blocks to build a new organ," says Dr Harald Ott, "When we saw the first contractions we were speechless."

1-17-2008 7:19 AM

Eladora

Incredible!

1-18-2008 5:45 PM

oneilljn

this reminds me of a movie... has anyone seen The Island? 2005, Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.

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