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Intero Biosystems replaces animal drug tests with lab-grown guts
A Denver startup is selling mini human intestines to drugmakers, offering an alternative to animal testing that better predicts how drugs will work in people.
TechCrunch · 2m
Scientists grow human brain cells inside mice
Researchers implanted human brain tissue into mice to test treatments for disorders that don't occur in rodents.
BBC News · 2m
Human brain cells in mice raise ethics questions
Scientists are creating mice with human brain cells to study disease, but ethicists worry about the moral implications.
NPR · 1m