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Published online 11 August 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030804-15

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Long-lived stem cells heal heart attacks

Debate continues as genetic modification improves rodent therapy.

Injections of hardy stem cells have helped rats to recover from a heart attack. But researchers are still arguing about the value of such cells for human patients.

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