Scientists build robotic fish powered by human heart cells
by Samira Sadeque from Science | The Guardian on (#5W55B)
The experiment, which went swimmingly, marks a hopeful step in the advancement of heart treatments such as pacemakers
Scientists at Harvard University have engineered an artificial fish whose flapping tail is powered by cells from a human heart, a groundbreaking project that has ignited hopes for the future of cardiac research.
The team of scientists at Harvard, in collaboration with Emory University, built the biohybrid fish" using paper, plastic, gelatin and two strips of living heart muscle cells, the contractions of which pulled the fish's tail from side to side and allowed it to swim.
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