Researchers make blood vessels from human stem cells

Tuesday, March 26, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Cells extracted from a human embryo have been nurtured into tiny blood vessels, a key step toward someday using embryonic stem cells to aid ailing hearts or fix blocked arteries, researchers say.

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