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Organ-on-a-chip technology, which uses microfluidic systems to culture cells in ways that mimic human physiology, could help to reduce scientists’ dependence on animal models (see Nature https://doi.org/pxb3; 2025). There’s another benefit too: reducing global disparities in research capacity.
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Nature 644, 338 (2025)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02569-9
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