8K Documentary: The Microscopic World of iPS Cells

Year 2020Episode 450 minJan. 31, 2020
8K Documentary: The Microscopic World of iPS Cells

Doctors at Osaka University performed the world's first transplant of heart muscle cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells). It is a promising treatment for many patients with heart disease. NHK worked closely with Kyoto University which generates iPS cells and Osaka University where the transplant surgery was conducted on a long-term project to record on an 8K Ultra HD camera mounted onto a microscope. For the first time in the world, the images will reveal the entire transformation process of iPS cells which can turn into any type of cell in the body.

8K Documentary: The Microscopic World of iPS Cells has aired on Jan. 31, 2020 at 07:10
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