in vitro heart

Steve Pruitt (spruitt@swbell.net)
Fri, 18 Jul 1997 14:50:25 -0500


The following was reported by The Economist:

* Advanced Tissue Sciences, an American biotechnology company,
claimed it would soon be able to grow a HUMAN HEART IN THE LABORATORY.
The company has already managed to grow heart valves, heart muscles,
blood vessels and a human finger joint. The European Parliament approved
on first reading a law that would harmonise national PATENT LEGISLATION
ON GENETIC ENGINEERING, and would allow continent-wide patents for
genetic inventions.

Not my field so I cannot comment on credibility.

sp