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Advanced Cell Models – News and Features

A cancer cell undergoes cell death, spilling its contents into the environment.
News

Cellular Protein Boosts Cancer Therapy Effectiveness

A naturally occurring protein, FGD3, has been shown to boost the effectiveness of chemotherapies and immunotherapies by rupturing cancer cells disrupted by these drugs.
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News

Human Stomach Cells Tweaked To Make Insulin

Researchers genetically engineered stomach organoids to transform them into pancreatic beta cells capable of secreting insulin.
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News

Liver Organoid Developed To Study How Scarring Starts and Heals

Researchers at Science Tokyo have created a lab-grown liver organoid that mimics regeneration and scarring, offering a new platform to study fibrosis and test therapies that could reverse chronic liver damage.
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Article

In Vitro Oncology Models as an Alternative to Animal Models

Learn how in vitro models mimic tumors and aid in oncology research, paving the way for safer and more effective cancer therapies.
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Article

How High-Throughput Screening Is Transforming Modern Drug Discovery

This article explores how advances in automation, 3D cell models and AI are transforming high-throughput screening, driving faster and more predictive drug discovery.
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News

Bioengineered Models Offer Insight Into Early Cancer

Scientific review discusses how new advances in 3D bioprinting, organoids, organs on-a-chip aid in the fight against cancer.
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Immune-Compatible Kidney Organoids Advance Regenerative Therapies

A new bioengineering platform enables the large-scale production of human kidney organoids that can be perfused within pig kidneys, maintaining viability and function without immune rejection.
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Industry Insight

How Biotech Startups Are Redefining 3D Models and Sustainability in Drug Discovery

Explore how biotech start-ups are using 3D models and automation to reduce animal testing, cut waste and improve drug discovery outcomes.
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Spooky Science: Mini Brains, Spider-Inspired Wound Care and More Creepy Innovations

From lab-grown mini brains to spider-inspired wound dressings, wolf apple coatings and microplastics in eyeballs, here are four spooky science stories that blend Halloween thrills with real research.
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Up, Up and Assay: Scientists Sort Cells by How High They Float

Stanford researchers have created a device that uses electromagnetic levitation to gently sort cells by type. The cells are separated based on their density and magnetic susceptibility.
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