Induced "pacemaker" heart cells could take the place of man-made pacemakers

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Ordinary heart cells have been transformed into working replicas of SAN cells, which allow the heart to beat (Image: Shutterstock)

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Scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have successfully reprogrammed ordinary heart cells to become exact replicas of so-called “pacemaker” heart cells. Such replica cells could conceivably one day be used instead of electronic pacemakers, in patients with heart disease.

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