Muscle Fibers Contracting (VIDEO)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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In a new study published this week in <i>Nature Biotechnology</i>, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) report that by identifying and mimicking important developmental cues, they have been able to drive cells to grow into muscle fibers, producing millimeter-long muscle fibers capable of contracting in a dish and multiplying in large numbers.

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Olivier Pourquie, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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