Indyplus videos: Heart stem cells

Wednesday 15 May 2013 20:43 BST

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Scientists have made a human cloning breakthrough by turning skin cells into early-stage embryos that were then used to create specialised tissue cells for transplant operations. For the first time researchers have created human stem cells using the cloning technique.

Watch videos explaining the research and the beating heart cells below:

Animation of stem cell reprogramming process

Beating heart cells

Dr shoukhrat Mitalipov explains the research

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