'Ghost Heart,' a Framework for Growing New Human Hearts, Could be Answer for Thousands Waiting for New Heart
The problem: More than 3,200 people are on the waiting list for a heart transplant in the United States. Some won't survive the wait. Last year, 340 died before a new heart was found.
The solution: Take a pig heart, soak it in an ingredient commonly found in shampoo and wash away the cells until you're left with a protein scaffold that is to a heart what two-by-four framing is to a house. Read Full Article
