Is that this the top of animal testing?
Animal research are notoriously dangerous at figuring out human therapies. Round 95% of the medication developed by means of animal analysis fail in individuals, however till just lately there was no different possibility.
Now organs on chips, also called microphysiological methods, could supply a very viable various. They’re triumphs of bioengineering, intricate constructions furrowed with tiny channels which can be lined with residing human tissues that broaden and contract with the stream of fluid and air, mimicking key organ capabilities like respiratory, blood stream, and peristalsis, the muscular contractions of the digestive system.
It’s solely early days, but when they work as hoped, organs on chips may remedy one of many greatest issues in medication at this time. Learn the complete story.
—Harriet Brown
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