REVOLUTIONIZING THE STUDY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
Often referred to as “mini-organs”, organoids are tiny self-organizing 3D
assemblies of cells that show some physiological features of a specific organ.
Organoids are generated from embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells, or induced pluripotent stem cells. The stem cells are exposed to a specific combination of
signaling molecules, growth factors, and chemicals to coax them to generate the tissue of interest.
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