Relativno je lako zamisliti novu medicinu, bolji lijek za neku bolest. Ali je tesko testirati ga, to moze odgoditi dostupnost lijeka godinama. U ovom detaljnom govoru, Geraldine Hamilton nam objasnjava kako njen laboratorij kreira organe i dijelove tijela na cipu, jednostavne strukture sa svim dijelovima neophodnim za testiranje novog lijeka--pa cak i lijekova po narudbi za odredenu osobu. (Snimio TEDxBoston)

Dijelovi tijela na cipu

Traditional drug testing using cells in dishes and animal models is often expensive, slow, and unreliable, leaving patients waiting for new therapies. In a striking breakthrough, scientists have created 'organs-on-chips': living, dynamic human tissues engineered on microchips that mimic the body’s complexity. These chips can model infections, predict drug responses, and even connect multiple organs to simulate a human body. One lung-on-a-chip in the lab can actually breathe, respond to bacteria, and trigger immune defenses just like a real lung.