Organoids
Microlasers track tensions between cells
24 Jan 2025A new sensor innovation measures stress inside tissue models to simulate disease conditions like cancer with greater accuracy.
Growing ‘brains’ put on a show
30 May 2024Lab-grown human brain tissue cultures incorporating immune cells offer never-before-seen insights into the complexity of embryonic brain development.
A recipe for mini livers
23 Apr 2021For the first time, researchers have generated lab-grown livers that have functioning bile canaliculi, an important step towards modeling complex liver diseases.
A new dimension to studying malaria
20 Dec 2019A three-dimensional liver organoid model for studying dormant malaria parasites may pave the way for better antimalarial drugs.
Mini-brains offer wisdom of ages
7 Mar 2017Researchers at A*STAR are growing better models of aging brain diseases in the search to stop the decline