A “decellularised” pig’s heart A pig’s heart before the process of decellularisation (Image: courtesy of the University of Minnesota) A pig’s heart undergoing decellularisation in the lab (Image: courtesy of the University of Minnesota) A re-celled rat’s heart (Image: courtesy of the University of Minnesota) A rat heart undergoing decellularisation (top three images), and during recellularisation (bottom) (Image: courtesy of the University of Minnesota)
“IT’S amazing, absolutely beautiful,” says , describing the latest addition to an array of tiny thumping hearts that sit in her lab, hooked up to an artificial blood supply.
The rat hearts…
