of Central Florida researchers could repair and monitor damaged
hearts without cutting into a patient's chest with the use of
stem cells, which are created with the same exact enzyme that
makes fireflies glow, were engineered by Steven Ebert, an
associate professor in UCF's College of Medicine. The study was
funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American
Heart Association. the "firefly" stem cells develop into healthy
heart muscle, they glow brighter and brighter, which allows
researchers to watch and determine if the stem cells are working
and where exactly they are. To do this, a special camera lens is
used under a microscope to see the stem cells without ever
having to cut into the patients chest. question that we answered
was, 'How do you follow these cells in the lab and find out
where they're going?'" said Ebert. until now, researchers were
unsure as to why stem cells "morph" into organs where they are
transplanted. They were also unsure of how fast it takes stem
cells to do it. But with E