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Month: June 2022

‘Ghost heart’: Built from the scaffolding of a pig and the patient’s cells, this cardiac breakthrough may soon be ready for transplant into humans

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The first time molecular biologist Doris Taylor saw heart stem cells beat in unison in a petri dish, she was spellbound. “It actually changed my life,” said Taylor, who directed regenerative medicine research at Texas Heart Institute in Houston until 2020. “I said to myself, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s life.’ I

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Baltimore files lawsuit against ‘ghost gun’ manufacturer Polymer80, accusing the company of causing a public health crisis

By Amir Vera and Amanda Watts, CNN Baltimore has sued the nation’s largest maker of so-called “ghost guns” that are easy to assemble, untraceable and increasingly used in violent crime across the country. The city accuses Polymer80 of causing a “public health crisis,” according to a news release Wednesday. Officials also said the company “intentionally

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