Monday, January 14, 2008

Scientists Create Beating Rat Heart from Rat Cells; Signals New Hope for Vice President's Condition

Laboratory scientists in Minnesota created a rat heart from other rat cells and managed to get it beating, according to an article in the journal Nature Medicine. Today's Baltimore Sun reports the "experiment suggests potential for treating future human patients." I am just wondering if they plan to try it on Dick Cheney? Oh--I think he already has one.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.heart14jan14,0,7640138.story

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