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06/04/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Study shows that it’s possible to grow human brain cells in mice skulls

It is a scenario that wouldn’t look out of place in the novel Frankenstein. Researchers have found a way to implant human brain organoids onto the brains of mice and grow them there, an article in Engadget states. An organoid is a tiny and simplistic copy of an organ. Artificially grown and transformed from harvested […]

04/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

MIT researchers develop a “body on a chip,” combines cells from 10 human organs into one small device

An MIT research team has created a replica of the human body that can fit on a chip. According to an article on MIT Technology Review, this “body on a chip” can be used to evaluate new drugs for potential side effects before human testing. The new “physiome on a chip” system is comprised of […]

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