Next-gen organoids grow and function like real tissues
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
Bioengineers have created miniature intestines in a dish that match up anatomically and functionally to the real thing better than any other lab-grown tissue models. The biological complexity and longevity of the new organoid technology is an important step towards enabling drug testing, personalized medicine, and perhaps, one day, transplantations.