Utrecht University: Slice of Human Heart That Really Beats
November 29, 2025
November 29, 2025
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Nov. 29 -- Utrecht University issued the following news:
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A slice of human heart that really beats
How can we better predict whether a new medicine will help the heart? And how can we get closer to the real patient when we study heart disease in the lab? During his PhD, Jort van der Geest developed a unique model that brings researchers one step closer: living slices of human hearts that actually beat. He successfully defended . . .
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A slice of human heart that really beats
How can we better predict whether a new medicine will help the heart? And how can we get closer to the real patient when we study heart disease in the lab? During his PhD, Jort van der Geest developed a unique model that brings researchers one step closer: living slices of human hearts that actually beat. He successfully defended . . .