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See-through heart tissue reveals hidden complexity

A technique borrowed from neuroscience to see through brain tissue is helping scientists to see the fine structure of the heart.

A technique borrowed from neuroscience to see through brain tissue is helping scientists to see the fine structure of the heart. Using an existing approach, a team from Imperial has been able to turn samples of heart tissue transparent, revealing the complex networks of tiny blood vessels which supply the tissue as well as the scaffold of collagen which holds everything in place. The researchers believe the simple approach could potentially be used in the clinic to help patients with heart disease by showing the spread of stiff scar tissue, or to show if patients are responding to treatments. Our

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