Scientists create a mini heart in a petri dish to study the organ's growth.

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Scientists Create a Mini Heart in a Petri Dish

Scientists in Germany have created a mini heart out of stem cells. The heart is around half a millimeter in diameter. It can also contract uh contract like a full size human heart. The heart stops to develop uh at about three weeks into pregnancy before most women even know that they're expecting. And because of this, we know little about the beginning of heart formations. Further research on this organoid will allow researchers to deepen their understanding of the early stages of heart development and also possible causes of heart disease as well.