Muscle Fibers Contracting (VIDEO)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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In a new study published this week in Nature Biotechnology, 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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