Animators give up creating television to generate a human heart - The Times 27th March 2008

A team of British animators has created a computer-generated model of a human heart so realistic that it could transform surgical training, doctors say. The animators, who made their names working in television commercials and the entertainment industry, turned their skills to medical science to produce a model that simulates a beating heart. Every vessel and valve has been reproduced with such accuracy that doctors believe it could become a vital tool in cardiac care.

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