Scientists developed a single standardized method to grow 3D airway organoids — miniature respiratory organs — from tissue samples of 10 different wildlife species, including red pandas and Goeldi's monkeys. The results accurately matched known real-world influenza infection patterns, with no live animals harmed.
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Miniórganos de laboratorio reemplazan las pruebas en animales vivos

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Científicos han logrado cultivar órganos respiratorios en miniatura a partir de muestras de tejido de 10 especies de animales salvajes diferentes, para hacer pruebas. Los resultados coincidieron con precisión con los patrones conocidos de infección por influenza en el mundo real, sin causar daño a ningún animal vivo.

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