Science Nation: Spinach to Hearts--Leafy Vegetable Inspires New Way to Generate Heart Tissue
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesMost people see a vegetable when they see a spinach leaf, but in this lab, they see the potential to create heart tissue. Students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are training to be leaders in bioengineering, and they are thinking outside the box to develop practical, commercially viable technologies that fulfill critical unmet needs. Part of the "Science Nation" series.
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Runtime: 2 minutes 54 seconds
- Topic: Health and Safety, Science
- Subtopic: Health Care, Science Experiments, Science Methods
- Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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- Release Year: 2018
- Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
- Series: Science Nation
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