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Harvard Scientists Invented a ‘Biohybrid’ Fish With a Human Heart

Michael Rosnach, Keel Yong Lee, Sung-Jin Park, Kevin Kit ParkerHere’s your dose of weird science for today: Harvard University researchers have invented a new “biohybrid” fish that uses human heart cells to emulate the physics of a pumping heart to autonomously swim.Yes, it all sounds a bit Frankensteinian, but it’s all in the service of life-changing research.“My interest is in pediatric heart disease,” Kit Parker, a Harvard bioengineer and a lead researcher of the project, told The Daily Beast