Sentences with phrase «miniature organs»

But our bodies are complex systems of organs, so testing drugs on individual miniature organs only goes so far.

Single - cell technologies will be applied to experimental model systems such as organoids, miniature organs grown in the petri dish from one or more cells.

The stem cells stick to the extracellular matrix gel, and then «self - organize» into miniature organs like retinas, kidneys, or the gut.

«Taking miniature organs from lab to clinic.»

The audio component, created by the group Organ Octet and edited by Dale Berning, is presented on custom - built speakers that spin intermittently, sending the clatter and rolling sounds of spinning objects and the airy tones of miniature organs around the space.

At an early stage of development, the miniature organs grown from autistic patients» stem cells also showed faster cell division rates than those grown from the cells of non-autistic relatives.

Crucially for Tobin, the skin samples contain the miniature organs, known as follicles, that produce hair.

Organoids are miniature organs that can be grown in the lab from a person's stem cells.

Put a smidgen of stem cells into a 3D culture medium and nurture them carefully, and they may grow into something eerily like a miniature organ — brain, heart, liver, gut — with layers of differentiated cells and even glimmerings of function.

Generated from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), the miniature organs are being developed for their potential to study and treat liver disease.

IN ANY KIND OF TISSUE ENGINEERING — whether the aim is to create transplantable organs or miniature organ - on - a-chip models — researchers sometimes depend on stem cells that can adapt themselves to the purpose at hand.

Organoids, or miniature organs, are a relatively new model system that has emerged from stem cell research and are making a big impact.