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Organoids are three-dimensional cell cultures from embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells that model important features of whole organs.

Lipid metabolism enzyme regulates brain stem cell activity

Neural stem cells play a major role in the early development of the brain and they also continue to remain active throughout the lifetime.

11 May 2020

Researchers design novel cell culture model of human intestine to study COVID-19

Scientists have identified that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, known to cause COVID-19, infects intestinal cells and undergo proliferation there.

4 May 2020

Researchers develop 3D cultured cells that mimic liver fibrosis

Headed by researchers from Japan-based Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), a group of scientists has effectively established three-dimensional (3D) cultured tissue that imitates liver fibrosis, which is a major trait of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

2 Apr 2020

A New Imaging Technique for Mapping Forces Exerted by Cell Clusters

AZoLifeSciences talks to Ian Wong about a new imaging technique that maps forces cell clusters exert on their surroundings.

From Brown University 19 Mar 2020

Study finds impact of specific gene on neurodevelopment, causing ASD and macrocephaly

During the developmental phase of brains, a number of moving parts occur—and if mutations occur during the early neurodevelopment, it can result in disorders such as autism and macrocephaly.

12 Mar 2020

New correlative, 3D, super resolution imaging platform reveals unexpected findings in mammalian cells

Researchers have developed a platform for the 3D super-resolution imaging at the nanoscale level that has revealed unexpected findings in mammalian cells.

21 Feb 2020

Understanding bipolar disorder and its potential future developments

Bipolar disorder is estimated to affect around 1 to 4% of the population, but understanding the underlying genetics has proved a major challenge.

15 Feb 2020

Organoids News and Research

Lipid metabolism enzyme regulates brain stem cell activity

Researchers design novel cell culture model of human intestine to study COVID-19

Researchers develop 3D cultured cells that mimic liver fibrosis

A New Imaging Technique for Mapping Forces Exerted by Cell Clusters

Study finds impact of specific gene on neurodevelopment, causing ASD and macrocephaly

New correlative, 3D, super resolution imaging platform reveals unexpected findings in mammalian cells

Understanding bipolar disorder and its potential future developments

The Exclusome, A New Mammalian "Containter"

Breaking Down the Onso System: PacBio's Genomic Advancement

The Last Piece of Our Genome: Sequencing the Y Chromosome

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