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Scientists build first breathing 'lung-on-chip' model using only one person's cells

For the first time, a breathing lung model has been made using cells from only one person. Announced on January 1, the ...

First breathing 'lung-on-chip' developed using genetically identical cells

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells ...
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Single-donor “lung-on-chip” breathes new life into disease modeling and personalized medicine

Lung-on-chip model made of cells derived from a single person furthers understanding of tuberculosis and potential ...
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How our lungs back up the bone marrow to make our blood

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...