Reflections of research: The photos
Our science image competition gives
BHF-funded scientists a chance to show their artistic side by
sending in their most striking research images.
This year we introduced a new video
category, and got some stunning results! Make sure you check out
our video section too!
But what do you think? Vote in
our poll and or tell us which image is your favourite!
Click on each image to view a larger
version.
The Winner...
Looking through the
heart
Research scientist Mathieu Voisin
couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a clump of cells
forming a heart shape under his microscope.
The cells have taken up special
fluorescent dyes that attach to particular parts of the cell, so
that the different components are tagged with different colours.
The DNA has been stained blue and two different proteins are
stained red and green.
Mathieu is trying to find out how
to stop blood cells from invading damaged heart tissue, as
this can cause further damage after a heart attack.
By Dr Mathieu-Benoit Voisin & Miss Doris Proebstl
William Harvey Research InstituteBarts and The London School of
Medicine and Dentistry. Queen Mary, University of London
Runners up...
Heart strings
This picture has been generated from an
MRI scan of a person’s heart. The lines represent
how muscle fibres are arranged like cords that wrap around the
heart. This organised structure helps to explain why the
heart is such a good pump!
By Dr Patrick Hales
University of Oxford (BHF Centre of Research
Excellence)
Growing new heart muscle
cells
Stem cells are like blank
cells that can grow into any type of cell in the body.
Scientists think that we might be able to use stem cells to help
damaged organs repair themselves.
Scientists are studying them carefully to
find out how we could use them to mend broken
hearts. As the heart can’t repair areas of
muscle that die after a heart attack
By Dr Gabor Foldes, Prof Sian Harding, BHF Chair Prof Michael
Schneider & Dr Nadire Ali. Imperial College, London (BHF Centre
of Research Excellence)
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