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Scientists Have Turned Spinach Into Beating Human Heart Tissue

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  • Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have successfully grown beating human heart cells on spinach leaves — a first step toward developing a plant-based patch surgeons could use to repair damage to your heart caused by a heart attack

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