Extraordinary!
And not just hearts:
The process, called whole organ recellularization, can be done "with virtually any organ," Taylor says.
Researchers create a new heart in the lab
Someday, doctors may routinely extract cells from heart failure patients and use them to reseed a new organ from a cadaver-derived ECM. What types of cells those would be isn't known yet.
What we are looking at is heart replacement with a NEW heart from your own cells. No rejection medicine required. Gimme new lungs too, oh and how about kidneys!
Wow!