Muscle Mosaic: S. Sawano et al., PLOS ONE, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166080, 2016.;
3-D Nanofibers: V. Balashov et al., Acta Biomaterialia, doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2017.12.031, 2018;
Beating Heart: Allen Institute; Cold Hearted: Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven;
Muscle Bouquet: Kevin Murach, University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences
BEATING HEART
Scientists developed an open-source stem cell line with
fl uorescent tags—these mark troponin l1—for cardiac cells.
Posted: July 2, 2018COLD HEARTED
Cardiologists can now cool the human heart
in a localized way to help reduce muscle
damage from heart attacks. The dark spot at
lower left is the cooled portion.
Posted: January 22, 2018»
MUSCLE BOUQUET
Culture-grown muscle stem cells from mice, which
have fused together to form myotubes (some of
them fl urorescently labeled in green), showing cell
nuclei (blue) and distinct striations (red)
Posted: January 16, 2018»
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