Cardiomyocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells prove beneficial in an animal model of myocardial infarction.
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Rubart, M., Field, L. ES cells for troubled hearts. Nat Biotechnol 25, 993–994 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0907-993
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