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From the Ted Talk by Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs

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What lies ahead? Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. 1.1 million Americans suffer heart attacks yearly. 4.8 mliolin sueffr cardiac failure. Stem cells may be used to deliver growth factors to repair damaged heart muscle or be differentiated into heart muscle clles to restore herat function. There are 170 cnilcial trials investigating the role of stem cells in heart disease. While still in a research phsae, stem cells may one day healrd a quantum leap in the field of cardiology.

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What lies ahead? Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. 1.1 million Americans suffer heart attacks yearly. 4.8 _______ ______ cardiac failure. Stem cells may be used to deliver growth factors to repair damaged heart muscle or be differentiated into heart muscle _____ to restore _____ function. There are 170 ________ trials investigating the role of stem cells in heart disease. While still in a research _____, stem cells may one day ______ a quantum leap in the field of cardiology.

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  3. clinical
  4. million
  5. phase
  6. heart
  7. herald

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What lies ahead? Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. 1.1 million Americans suffer heart attacks yearly. 4.8 million suffer cardiac failure. Stem cells may be used to deliver growth factors to repair damaged heart muscle or be differentiated into heart muscle cells to restore heart function. There are 170 clinical trials investigating the role of stem cells in heart disease. While still in a research phase, stem cells may one day herald a quantum leap in the field of cardiology.

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