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Japan performs first surgery using heart muscle stem cells
A microscopic view shows a colony of human embryonic stem cells.
South Africa
Sheets of muscle cells derived from regenerative products known as induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, were transplanted into the heart of a woman in her 50s during the hour-long surgery performed on Tuesday.
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- October 3, 2026
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