Researchers present a platform for cardiac tissue cultivation with... 3D ring-shaped cardiac tissues generated from human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.show more

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a heart-shaped, stem cell-derived cardiac... organoid from Sean Escopete in our lab. Our mini-hearts beat for you! ❤️🫀show more

A video shows engineered heart muscle made up of... allogeneic induced pluripotent stem-cell–derived cardiomyocytes and stromal cells for cardiac remuscularization in patients with heart failure. Read the full BioVAT-HF study results to learn more:show more

🚨 Scientists discover wisdom teeth contain stem cells capable... of repairing the heart, brain, and bones. Wisdom teeth contain dental pulp, a soft connective tissue threaded with blood vessels and nerves. Inside that pulp lives a dense population of mesenchymal stem cells, a class of undifferentiated cells that researchers classify as among the most therapeutically valuable biological material a human body produces. These are not ordinary cells maintaining routine tissue. They are blueprint cells, capable of receiving chemical signals from damaged environments and reshaping themselves into whatever the body needs most, neurons, cardiomyocytes, osteoblasts, even hepatic cells under the right conditions. The brain operates under a brutal rule: most of its neurons do not regenerate after damage. A stroke, a traumatic injury, a neurodegenerative disease removes cells the brain cannot replace through normal biological processes. Researchers have spent decades attempting to solve this through synthetic means, engineered cell therapies, growth factor injections, gene editing approaches that cost extraordinary resources and produce inconsistent results. What dental pulp stem cells demonstrated in laboratory conditions is that they can migrate toward neural damage sites, integrate with existing tissue architecture, and begin producing neurons and glial support cells. The mechanism involves neurotrophic factor secretion, essentially the cells releasing signaling proteins that stimulate the surrounding neural environment to repair itself from within. Cardiac muscle operates under a similarly unforgiving rule. After a heart attack, the dead muscle tissue becomes fibrotic scar material. The heart compensates by making surviving muscle work harder, a process that gradually leads to enlargement, weakening, and eventual failure. Dental pulp stem cells introduced into cardiac tissue in multiple studies produced measurable reductions in scar formation and demonstrated the ability to differentiate into functional cardiomyocytes, beating in synchrony with native heart cells. Some studies recorded improved ejection fraction in animal models, the core measurement of how effectively the heart pumps blood. Bone regeneration represents the most clinically advanced application already moving toward human trials. Dental pulp stem cells express high levels of osteogenic markers and respond rapidly to bone morphogenetic proteins, the chemical messengers that trigger skeletal repair. Their application in craniofacial reconstruction, spinal fusion, and long bone defect repair is being studied across multiple institutions simultaneously. What separates these cells from other stem cell sources is the combination of accessibility and biological youth. Bone marrow aspiration requires sedation and produces significant post procedure pain. Umbilical cord blood requires planning around birth. Wisdom teeth emerge between 17 and 25, during peak cellular vitality, and come out during a procedure most people already schedule. The extraction window is permanent. Once the teeth are gone and the pulp degrades, that specific population of young, highly potent cells is irretrievable from that individual. Cryogenic preservation protocols now exist that maintain dental pulp stem cell viability for over two decades. Several countries have commercial dental stem cell banks operating with the same institutional model as cord blood banking, long term frozen storage, indexed against future therapeutic need. The science supporting the value of preservation is no longer speculative. What lags behind is public awareness and clinical infrastructure in markets where this remains obscure. The wider pattern is worth recognizing. Medicine has repeatedly discovered that profound biological tools were present in tissues it previously categorized as vestigial, unnecessary, or inconvenient. The appendix was considered evolutionary junk for over a century before researchers identified its role in gut microbiome preservation. Wisdom teeth carried the same dismissal, a developmental relic from ancestors who needed extra molars for coarse diets, relevant only in their capacity to cause orthodontic problems. The pulp inside them was never junk. It was a repair system the body built during youth and stored in one of the most protected anatomical locations, surrounded by enamel, the hardest substance the human body produces. Evolution rarely wastes that kind of architecture.show more

Today we are sharing our most complex #assembloid to... date: a 4-part model of the human ascending neural somatosensory pathway generated by functionally integrating stem cell-derived cerebral cortical, thalamic, spinal and sensory #organoids. Check out the bioRxiv and a short video of activity as these parts self-assemble Work led by the multi-talented Ji-il Kim & Kent Imaizumishow more

How can a tree live for 1,000 years? Lifespan... recently visited Shunkaen Bonsai Museum in Tokyo, where world-renowned master Kunio Kobayashi preserves trees that have been cared for by generations of bonsai masters Their longevity may come from something trees do exceptionally well: renewal A centuries-old bonsai is not made entirely of centuries-old tissue. Its leaves, roots, bark, and vascular tissues are repeatedly replaced. Plant stem cells, found in regions called meristems, continue producing new growth throughout life Research on ancient trees suggests these stem-cell systems can remain active for centuries, supported by powerful repair and stress-response mechanisms That may be relevant to human longevity. We also depend on stem cells to renew blood, skin, muscle, and other tissues. As we age, that regenerative capacity declines Bonsai do not preserve every old part. They preserve the ability to renew. Perhaps this is due to epigenetic stability that preserves stem cell functionshow more

🚨DID YOU KNOW THAT THE NEW Zorro Ranch owner... Don Huffines owns a private equity firm , biotech company that uses cardiac cells from BABY HEARTS under 30 days old for tissue cell sourcing❓⁉️ Epstein was known for telling prominent scientists he was using the Ranch as a baby-factory. 🙄The new owner of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, is ignoring calls for an independent investigation into whether children’s bodies may be buried on the property. 🤦🏼‍♀️Well, Atleast he won’t be walking the streets anytime soon.show more

This is a video of atrial fibrillation as seen... from the robot’s perspective. We’re using the DaVinci 5, the latest generation of the Da Vinci Surgical System, which provides 3D, high-definition visualization and precise robotic control. This allows surgeons to perform minimally invasive cardiac procedures with greater accuracy, safety, and efficiency.show more

Cells located in the midline of the embryo play... crucial roles in development. These cells often influence cell fate decisions and guide axons to establish bilateral connections. Despite their importance, studying these transient cells and their complex interactions has been challenging. Today, we introduce human midline #assembloids—3D self-organizing cellular clusters derived from stem cells by the functional integration of floor plate #organoids and spinal cord #organoids. We demonstrate that midline assembloids enable cell specification and axon guidance in human neurons. Additionally, we use these assembloids to screen and identify human-enriched factors that control these processes. Work led by the incredible Massimo Onesto & Neal Amin!! More details in the preprint 👇show more

3D animation and rigging models from Uthana are on... Replicate! Turn text into production-ready 3D animation instantly. Just describe a move and get clean FBX/GLB files for Unity or Unreal. Then, take any generated bipedal 3D character and automatically rig it in under 30 seconds with create-character.show more

A new platform for using Seedance 2! @MartiniArt_ Our... full tutorial is coming tomorrow or Tuesday! Waiting, Martini platform offers a truly alternative process by using nodes to manage the entire creation with integrated AI for 2D, 3D, and animation... with best models ⬇️ Excerpt from the trial proceedings just below in the thread.show more

Jim Caviezel, best known for portraying Jesus in The... Passion of the Christ, visited the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano in Italy. In the 8th century, during the celebration of the Catholic Mass, the consecrated Host was said to become Flesh and the Wine became Blood. Both have reportedly remained preserved to this day. Scientific examinations identified the Flesh as human heart tissue and the Blood as type AB, with findings described by some researchers as consistent with tissue from a heart under suffering. 💬 Why do so many people doubt Eucharistic miracles even with scientific evidence?show more

Using vDISCO tissue clearing, and a new ultrabright chemical... labeling strategy, this Neuron paper introduces LINCS, a powerful method for rapid 3D connectivity mapping in large tissue samples, from whole brains to whole bodies. A very nice advance for scalable circuit mapping, especially by combining strong, uniform labeling with sparse single-neuron reconstruction. Outstanding work by the Rui Lin lab. Full paper: #TissueClearing #LightSheetMicroscopy #Neuroscience #BrainMapping #Connectomics #3DImagingshow more

This is wild. Higgsfield Games lets you build and... deploy a full multiplayer game from a single prompt. Any genre, 2D or 3D, with characters, props, and worlds generated on the fly. Powered by Claude Fable 5. Huge W for indie devs.show more

From the Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart... Disease we present a 49 Y/O M with a large secundum ASD discovered after a stroke. Closed using a 44 mm Gore Cardioform ASD occluder guided by 4D ICE using NUVISION Catheter with bi-plane and 3D.show more

🚨 REALITY UPDATE Humans may already have hidden regenerative... abilities. Scientists are now discovering that the body’s inability to regrow tissue may not come from missing biological machinery… but from repair systems being “switched” into scar mode instead of regeneration mode. That changes the entire question. Because for decades scientists assumed mammals simply lost regenerative capability entirely. But new research suggests the regenerative programs may still exist underneath normal healing processes. Researchers studying tissue regeneration found they could partially redirect mammalian healing away from scarring and toward structural regrowth using specific signaling pathways. In experiments, scientists regenerated: • bone • ligaments • joint structures • connective tissue inside injured mammalian tissue. The deeper shift: Human biology may contain dormant regenerative instructions that are normally suppressed. That means the future of medicine may not be: “adding artificial replacement parts”… but: reactivating biological repair programs already hidden inside the body. And this is not isolated anymore. Researchers are now uncovering regeneration-related mechanisms across: • skin healing • heart tissue • stem cell systems • cartilage repair • aging biology The line between healing and regeneration is beginning to blur. If this scales: • scar-free healing may become possible • organ repair could accelerate • regenerative medicine may fundamentally change surgery • aging research could shift dramatically • future medicine may focus on “unlocking” dormant repair pathways The deeper implication: Humans may not lack regenerative power. We may simply lack the signals that activate it fully. Question to audience: If dormant regeneration pathways already exist inside the human body… how much hidden biological capability are we still unaware of? Follow if you want to watch the future forming in real time. #RealityUpdate #FutureOfReality #TheNewPhysicsshow more

A quick test of using 3d drawing with 6DOF... controllers as an "instructor" for a generative AI process. There's so many powerful and fun new ways to create just around the corner.. Here I'm using Dreams, Krea and 3daistudio. The 3d model at the end of the video was generated from the Dreams+Krea output in just around 15 seconds. Only the model on the left is a "true" 3d model. #ai #madeindreamsshow more

Create a 3D model from a single image, set... of images or a text prompt in < 1 minute 😮‍💨 This new AI paper called CAT3D shows us that it’ll keep getting easier to produce 3D models from 2D images — whether it’s a sparser real world 3D scan (a few photos instead of hundreds) or your favorite 2D image generator like Midjourney (just an image). How does this magic work? “This architecture is similar to video diffusion models, but with camera pose embeddings for each image instead of time embeddings. The generated views are passed into a robust 3D reconstruction pipeline to create the 3D representation (Zip-NeRF or 3DGS)”show more

🌿 Don't Throw Away the Stem Cell of Soursop!... ✨ Most people toss out the most nutrient-dense part of the soursop fruit—the stem! This powerful part of the plant holds all the nutrients absorbed from the soil, making it a hidden superfood. Instead of discarding it, juice it or eat it to get the full benefits. 🍈💚 💚 | Why You Should Keep the Soursop Stem ✔️ Packed with Minerals – The stem absorbs essential nutrients from the soil, including iron, calcium, and magnesium for strong bones, energy, and immunity. ✔️ Rich in Antioxidants – Supports cell repair, reduces oxidative stress, and helps the body fight disease. ✔️ Anti-Inflammatory Properties – Helps soothe the body and may reduce pain and swelling naturally. ✔️ Boosts Immunity – High in vitamins & phytonutrients that support overall wellness. 🍹 How to Use the Soursop Stem: 1️⃣ Juice it – Add to fresh soursop juice for extra nutrient density. 2️⃣ Blend into smoothies – Pair with tropical fruits for a powerful health boost. 3️⃣ Dry & grind into powder – Sprinkle into teas or mix with water. 4️⃣ Chew or eat raw – If the texture isn’t an issue, eating it raw provides the purest form of nutrients. 🔬 | Why It Works The stem of soursop is the plant’s lifeline, pulling nutrients straight from the soil. Instead of tossing it, you’re consuming a concentrated source of minerals, antioxidants, and plant compounds essential for health.show more