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heart cells grown in culture Heart Cells Grown in Culture
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Cardiac muscle cells grown on plastic dishes in the laboratory can be used to simulate and study the different conditions encountered by the human heart. Here, the cells are stained for a protein involved in contraction.

Photo: Douglas Cowan, Children's Hospital Boston.

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