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218. Organ-on-a-chip: Our Best Shot At Beating Cancer?

The Next Byte Podcast · 22 Apr 2025 · 14m

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Hosts discuss 'cancer-on-a-chip' technology, a microfluidic device developed by a team including PhD student Muhammad to simulate metastasis. The chip uses femtosecond laser machining and 3D sugar printing to create channels that mimic blood and lymphatic vessels, allowing scientists to observe cancer cell escape and spread with high fidelity. This approach aims to replace animal testing and accelerate drug discovery by providing a physical twin of human biology for testing treatments.

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