Medical students use Heartworks virtual heart without spilling blood

"It pumps, beats and swells just like the real thing, but a new 'virtual' model of a human heart could improve the quality of training for medical students without a drop of blood being spilled, researchers say. Created by heart specialists from the University College Hospital, London, and computer animation experts, the Heartworks model is a representation of a working heart designed to be viewed from any angle in photorealistic detail. In a teaching context, it will be combined with a mannequin simulator to teach cardiac anatomy and ultrasound heart exams for trainee doctors where no such models previously existed" - Times