[invitrom] stem cells and organs on a chip
- From: "Valk, J. van der (Jan)" <j.vandervalk@xxxxx>
- To: <invitrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:56:18 +0100
SCIENTISTS FUSE HUMAN FAT STEM CELLS WITH RAT CARDIOMYOCYTES TO FORM NEW
MUSCLES
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&c=224029&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-medical.net%2Fnews%2F2011030
1%2FScientists-fuse-human-fat-stem-cells-with-rat-cardiomyocytes-to-form
-new-muscles.aspx>
Scientists have successfully fused human stem cells derived from
subcutaneous adipose (fat) tissue with muscle cells from rat hearts. Not
only did these cells "talk" to form new muscle cells altogether, but
they actually beat. News Medical, 3/1. More
<http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110301/Scientists-fuse-human-fat-ste
m-cells-with-rat-cardiomyocytes-to-form-new-muscles.aspx>
ORGANS-ON-A-CHIP FOR FASTER DRUG DEVELOPMENT
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&c=224029&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scientificamerican.com%2Farticle.
cfm%3Fid%3Dorgans-on-a-chip>
One of the most challenging aspects of drug development is testing.
Scientists are forced either to experiment on whole animals, which is
expensive, raises ethical issues and may not predict effects in humans,
or to perform tests on microscopic human cells found in tissue cultures,
which have been altered to live forever and bear little relation to
actual living, breathing people. Scientific American, March 2011. More
<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=organs-on-a-chip>
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