Imaging life as it happens: researchers capture video of embryonic heart before it begins to beat
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 20:21
in Biology & Nature
Researchers are imaging life as it happens by capturing video of the embryonic heart before it begins beating. They are documenting the formation of the mammalian heart through a high-resolution, noninvasive imaging device, providing perhaps the best live imagery taken of the vital organ.