Scientists Capture the Heart's Initial Formation

Scientists Capture the Heart's Initial Formation

For the first time, scientists have captured images of the exact moment when cells in a mammalian embryo begin transforming into heart tissue. Using light-sheet microscopy on live mouse embryos, the team led by researcher Kenzo Ivanovitch from University College London tracked heart formation in real time—from the early stages of gastrulation to the development of the primitive heart tube. The study, published in The EMBO Journal, reveals that t…

For the first time, the moment when a heart begins to form has been captured... and it's earlier than the researchers thought.