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New “Body-on-a-Chip” to Advance Human Drug Discovery and Testing

Engineers recently developed a “body-on-a-chip” device that interconnects up to 10 human organ-systems modeled by microenvironments on a chip containing patient cells.

EPA’s New Policy Will Reduce Animal Testing for Skin Sensitization

Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has begun accepting nonanimal methods for detecting the skin sensitization—or allergenic—potential of chemicals and pesticides.

Human-Relevant Research Basics: Intestine Chip Models Promise a Better Understanding of Human Disease

Is the Pepto-Bismol theme song the anthem to your life? You aren’t alone! Digestive diseases affect 25 percent of the United States population, yet there are few treatments available to help.

Organ-on-Chip Model Provides New Insights into Brain Development

Researchers recently used an organ-on-a-chip model to study the interaction between human blood vessel tissue and brain tissue derived from human stem cells. They discovered that the blood vessel tissue can activate genes to direct the development and maturation of spinal cord tissue.

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New “Body-on-a-Chip” to Advance Human Drug Discovery and Testing

EPA’s New Policy Will Reduce Animal Testing for Skin Sensitization

Human-Relevant Research Basics: Intestine Chip Models Promise a Better Understanding of Human Disease

Organ-on-Chip Model Provides New Insights into Brain Development

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