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Organoids for Drug Discovery

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Robots have been used to grow mini-organs, so-called organoids, from human stem cells quickly. Such a small organ (e.g., a small kidney) can then be used in order to test the effectiveness of drugs without having to use animals or humans in the first instance.

News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Health