Bioengineering professor Adam Engler and bioengineering Ph.D. student Jennifer Young landed in Technology Review today. Journalist Lauren Gravitz covered their presentation on Tuesday at ASCB 2009 where they reported advances in using embryonic stem cells (from chickens) to regenerate heart cells.
The big idea is that the bioengineers are working to re-create the physical consitions and cues within organisms that guide (at least in part) the differentiation process from stem cells to heart cells.
Read the Technology Review story here.
Read the Jacobs School of Engineering summary of the research here.
Below is related video from the Engler lab, which is part of UC San Diego's Institute of Engineering in Medicine.
