Toxicity
Delivering a renewable source of Kupffer cells
24 May 2019A*STAR researchers have devised a method to generate a renewable source of mature human Kupffer cells for liver toxicity bioassays.
Kidney toxicity predicted with stem cell model
17 Nov 2015Kidney cells made from reprogrammed stem cells lead scientists to an accurate way to screen for toxic compounds
Lab on a breathing chip
9 Sep 2014Human nasal epithelial cells, cultured on a microchip, react to air pollutants just like they would in the upper airway
Antifungals go nano
6 May 2014Cationic small molecules hold great potential for preventing and treating fungal infections
Following the toxin trails
11 Oct 2011Clarifying how deadly protein toxins hijack cellular processes to enter human cells will help in the development of antidotes
A test for toxicity
7 Jun 2011RoboTox is a robust and high-throughput platform for screening drugs and testing liver toxicity