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Humans Grow New Heart Cells (1 of 4)

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Humans Grow New Heart Cells (1 of 4)

image: This is a schematic depiction of the strategy to establish the age of cells by measuring the level of nuclear bomb test-derived carbon-14 in DNA. This image relates to an article that appeared in the April 3, 2009, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Bergmann of Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues was titled, "Evidence for Cardiomyocyte Renewal in Humans." view more 

Credit: Image copyright Mattias Karlen


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