Summary:
According to a recent study made by Matthias Nahrendorf and his cell biologist team in Harvard Medical School, macrophages (immune cells) may most likely be linked to the constant beat of the heart. The macrophages lie between heart muscle cells and helps the heart muscle cells receive electrical signals in order to pump the heart in a consistent pattern. Researchers have known about macrophages in the heart but didn't really know much else. Nahrendorf found that a mouse that had very little macrophages in its heart didn't have a consistent beat through the MRI scan, which lead him to discover macrophages are linked to the heart.
SP8 - Communicating Information:
In the article, the author communicated information by sharing the study made by Nahrendorf. What the author did was include what the discovery was, who did it, and how the study was made. By making this article, the author has shared new information that no one has known before. This is taking a step forward in the understandings of nature since it gives us more information about how the heart works. Researchers/Scientists can use this information to their advantage and perhaps treat heart diseases related to the rhythm of the beat of the heart.
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