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Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?

2,027,491 views | Chuck Murry • TEDxSeattle

The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry shares his groundbreaking research into using stem cells to grow new heart cells -- an exciting step towards realizing the awesome promise of stem cells as medicine.

The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry shares his groundbreaking research into using stem cells to grow new heart cells -- an exciting step towards realizing the awesome promise of stem cells as medicine.

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Chuck Murry

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Chuck Murry founded and currently directs the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxSeattle, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Learn more about stem cells and the future of medicine.

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