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Human organ chips made with cells from each of the Artemis II astronauts flew alongside them on their recent lunar mission, opening a new path for space research.

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CN Bio launches PhysioMimix Bioavailability assay kit: Human 18

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Modeling the Human Cervix on a USB-Sized Chip

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Emulate, Inc. Unveils the Chip-R1™ Rigid Chip with a Minimally Drug-Absorbing Profile to Improve Biological Modeling for ADME and Toxicology Applications

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Researchers Use Groovy Science to Understand Gut Feelings

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Understanding the 3D Cell Culture Revolution

Discover the foundations and future of organoid research technologies.

Levitating Organoid Cultures to Reach                                   Higher Research Heights

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Mapping the Neighborhoods of the Gut Microbiome

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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