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What happens below the cellular level when the heart contracts and relaxes has long been unexplored. Thanks to new ultra-high-resolution electron microscopy techniques, scientists can now watch the heart beating – almost at a molecular level.

What happens below the cellular level when the heart contracts and relaxes has long been unexplored. Thanks to new ultra-high-resolution electron microscopy techniques, scientists can now watch the heart beating – almost at a molecular level.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Acropora Tenuis is a common coral around Okinawa. It has three distinct color morphs - brown, yellow-green, and purple. Photo credit: Daisuke Kezuka. view more  Credit: Daisuke Kezuka. Coral within the family Acropora are fast growers and thus important for reef growth, island formation, and coastal protection but, due to global environmental pressures, are in decline A species within this family has three different color morphs - brown, yellow-green, and purple, which...