Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?

Title:
Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?
Speaker:
Chuck Murry
Description:

The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry shares his groundbreaking research into using stem cells to grow new heart cells -- an exciting step towards realizing the awesome promise of stem cells as medicine.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
14:35
Format: HTML5
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