Tiny Colonies Of Living Human Liver Cells Could Lead To Better Screening Of New Drugs

MIT researchers have devised a novel way to create tiny colonies of living human liver cells that model the full-sized organ. The work could allow better screening of new drugs that are potentially harmful to the liver and reduce the costs associated with their development. Liver toxicity is one of the main reasons pharmaceutical companies pull drugs off the market. These dangerous drugs slip through approval processes due in part to the shortcomings of liver toxicity tests. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Biology on November 20th, 2007