Scientists discover genetic interactions that may regenerate heart cells in future
The researchers found genes known to form hearts cells in humans and other animals in the gut of a muscle-less and heart-less sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis).
Jun 28, 2017, 23:43 PM IST
Humans could regenerate heart cells in future: Study
These heart genes generate what engineers calls lockdown loops in vertebrates and flies, which means that once the genes are turned on, they tell each other to stay on in an animal's cells for its entire lifetime.
Jun 27, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
Scientists control heart cells with laser
"Right now, this result may be very useful for clinical studies of the mechanisms of the heart and in the future, we could potentially stop attacks of arrhythmia in patients at the touch of a button," said study co-author Konstantin Agladze from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
