Beating Heart Cells on Decellularized Spinach Leaf (VIDEO)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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A close-up of beating human heart cells cultured on a spinach leaf that has been stripped of its plant cells, leaving behind the leaf's vasculature. The research was conducted by engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

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