Reprogramming Fibroblasts into New Heart Cells

Researchers reported important molecular details that could lead to the development of new heart cells. In a study (“Initiating Events in Direct Cardiomyocyte Reprogramming”) published in  Cell Reports , two labs at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill UNC and a team at Princeton University reprogrammed fibroblasts into new and healthy heart muscle cells and recorded changes that appear to be necessary for this reprogramming.“Direct reprogramming of fibroblast