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Heart Valves Grown From Womb Fluid Cells
abcnews.go.com ^ | 11-15-06 | WestVirginiaRebel

Posted on 11/15/2006 3:49:18 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel

CHICAGO Nov 15, 2006 (AP)-Scientists for the first time have grown human heart valves using stem cells from the fluid that cushions babies in the womb offering a revolutionary approach that may be used to repair defective hearts in the future.

The idea is to create these new valves in the lab while the pregnancy progresses and have them rady to implant in a baby with heart defects after it is born.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: adultstemcells; amnion; amnioticfluid; breakthroughs; heart; heartvalves; medicine; stemcells
Just wow...
1 posted on 11/15/2006 3:49:20 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

More adult stem cell breakthroughs. Don't tell Mikie Fox though. :)


2 posted on 11/15/2006 3:57:31 PM PST by anymouse
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To: anymouse

And it may save babies with heart related birth defects to boot. NARAL is really going to hate this.


3 posted on 11/15/2006 3:59:00 PM PST by anymouse
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

I think 1% of amniotic fluid is...epithelial stem cells, I believe...


4 posted on 11/15/2006 4:02:40 PM PST by gaijin
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

ping. i have been having trouble, i get this page cannot be displayed. anyone else having trouble on FR or is it just me?


5 posted on 11/15/2006 5:09:00 PM PST by Bellflower (A Brand New Day Is Coming!)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Neat!!! I love it!


6 posted on 11/15/2006 7:16:36 PM PST by syriacus (Millions in South Korea are free because 30,000 US troops DIED in 3 years under TRUMAN.)
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