First Optical Pacemaker: Laser Controls Beating Of Heart Muscle Cells In Cell Culture
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 09:14
in Physics & Chemistry
The world's first optical pacemaker has been devised. Powerful, but very short, laser pulses can help control the beating of heart muscle cells.
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