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Understanding the regenerative capacity of the adult mammalian heart and the cell types involved is essential for developing therapies for cardiac repair.
Our understanding of stem cell biology is increasing, but the translation of this knowledge into regenerative medicine therapies for aged or diseased tissues is proving challenging. In this Perspective, four experts in the field discuss strategies for overcoming the major hurdles facing the translational regenerative field.
