Heart Stem Cells From Human Embryo ‘Hot Spot’ May Fix Damage

[BraveHeart]

The stem cells, called Isl1, which appear three weeks into an embryo’s development, can become any of the three major types of heart tissue, researchers led by Kenneth Chien, director of the cardiovascular disease program at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute said today in the journal Nature. The cells are found in a “hot spot” where heart birth defects occur, suggesting they may play a pivotal role in these conditions, he said.

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