3-D cell culture: Making cells feel right at home
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 16:28
in Physics & Chemistry
The film "Avatar" isn't the only 3-D blockbuster making a splash this winter. A team of Houston scientists this week unveiled a new technique for growing 3-D cell cultures, a technological leap from the flat petri dish that could save millions of dollars in drug-testing costs. The research is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.