Give Heart Cells a Beat: Overview

At the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco, one of the most popular exhibits is “Give Heart Cells a Beat,” which opens a rare window into the microscopic world of the beating human heart. The exhibit is made possible through a long-running collaboration with scientists at Gladstone Institutes. With this exhibit, the team created the first interactive museum experience that allows the public to interact directly with living cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells.