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Innovative Science News provides the latest updates on human-relevant research advances to replace animal use.

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  2. Feb 24, 2026
Shockwaves in a Dish: Human Brain Organoids Transform Blast Injury Research

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have developed a human stem cell–derived brain organoid platform that replicates repeated blast-wave exposures in the laboratory, offering a human-relevant way to study traumatic brain injury without the use of animals.