Zebrafish Study with Human Heart Implications (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Zebrafish Study with Human Heart Implications (1 of 2)

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Izpisúa Belmonte and his team used zebrafish whose hearts glow red to identify the cells that allow injured zebrafish hearts to repair themselves.

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Courtesy of Dr. Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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