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Grow Your Own Heart Valves

Posted by samzenpus on from the congen-circulatory-sphincters dept.

jcr writes "Medical researchers in Britain have succeeded in growing a heart valve from adult stem cells taken from bone marrow. The research is being reported in the journal of the Royal Society today. Growing a heart value from your own cells means that tissue rejection isn't an issue."

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  1. I'll be more impressed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    when they grow some decent teeth!

  2. Adult Stem Cells? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Well I can't help but notice that the slashdot liberal contingent isn't giving The First Lady Laura Bush credit for being RIGHT about adult stem cells.

    So we murdered all those babies for nothing. That's the real story here.

  3. Religious Bashing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So are you bashing them because you hate them, or over the issue. I'll giveyou a hint, it's (B). You're pretty fucking ignorant of their aversion to purreeing babies.