Slashdot linked up this New Scientist article which details a new discovery about the heart that could enable a whole new series of treatments for heart disease and injury:

A team of US researchers has discovered the “home” of stem cells in the heart, lending credence to the idea that the heart has the capacity to repair itself. The finding raises the possibility that these cardiac stem cells could one day be manipulated to rebuild tissues damaged by heart disease – still the leading cause of death in the US and UK.

Maybe one day they really will be able to give you a pill that helps you grow a new organ. Or at least repair one. Living science fiction!