http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/stories/person/7369 Stories and external links referencing a person (RSS) en http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/foundations/articles/stem-cells-make-new-heart-valves <!--paging_filter--><p>Harvard researchers have coaxed adult stem cells into forming artificial heart valves that could one day mean fewer surgeries for children suffering from heart defects.</p> <p>The scientists, at Harvard-affiliated Boston Children’s Hospital, grew the valves from a type of stem cell that normally gives rise to the inner lining of blood vessels. They used a biodegradable scaffold to give the cells shape and a mix of proteins and growth factors to stimulate the cells to grow into the proper tissue type.</p><p><a href="http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/foundations/articles/stem-cells-make-new-heart-valves">read more</a></p> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:00:56 -0400 404132862 7366 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu