by Devorah Fischler, University of Pennsylvania Co-culture of organoids in OCTOPUS. Credit: Nature Methods (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01643-8 When it comes to human bodies, there is no such thing as typical. Variation is the rule. In recent years, the biological sciences have increased their focus on exploring the poignant lack of norms between individuals, and medical and pharmaceutical researchers are...
by Study Finds CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom — Although organ transplants save lives, relying on finding matches among a small supply of donors can be a serious problem. A medical technique which can grow “mini-organs” may help end the need for liver transplants one day. Scientists at the University of Cambridge say artificial bile ducts, grown in...
A lab in Holland is using mini organs for cystic fibrosis sufferers to see how a drug would affect them without putting them through the risks of trying it Els van de Heijden, 53, was able to take an unproven drug after scientists tested it on a lab-grown version of her gut The move is...
