#  Biohybrid fish made from human cardiac cells swims like the heart beats 

 





February 14, 2022

 

 

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Harvard University researchers, including MCZ Faculty-Curator of Ichthyology George Lauder and graduate student David Matthews, in collaboration with colleagues from Emory University, have developed the first fully autonomous biohybrid fish from human stem-cell derived cardiac muscle cells. [*An autonomously swimming biohybrid fish designed with human cardiac biophysics* is published in Science](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abh0474) and featured by the [Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science](https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2022/02/biohybrid-fish-made-human-cardiac-cells-swims-heart-beats?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020220214%20(1)&spMailingID=34113573&spUserID=MzY3MzU1ODk4NzcS1&spJobID=2123644451&spReportId=MjEyMzY0NDQ1MQS2). 

 

 

 



 

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