Nov 7, 2017 · Organoids can range in size from less than the width of a hair to five millimeters. There are potentially as many types of organoids as there are different tissues and organs in the body. To …

Jun 17, 2020 · The organoids also produced Merkel cells, specialized touch-responsive cells of the skin that have been implicated in diseases such as Merkel cell carcinoma. “The inclusion of these other …

Jun 5, 2019 · These advances mean that brain organoids can now be used as viable experimental systems to study diseases in patient tissues directly, and to compare different drug effects on human …

Sep 29, 2022 · Organoids are particularly useful for studying human development, where standard approaches used to study other animals can’t be used. But some scientists have previously …

Photo gallery: Organoids Culturing organoids Section of a brain organoid Human enteroids under the microscope Brain organoids under the microscope

Feb 11, 2019 · Mini-organs, called organoids, are grown in a culture dish. They contain many of the cell types and complex microarchitectures found in human organs, such as the kidney, intestine, and …

Culturing organoids A laboratory technician adds fresh nutrients to intestinal organoids cultures at Breault lab. (Credit: J. Barbuzano/HSCI)

A few examples of the exciting work by HSCI scientists in developing organoids to deepen our understanding of diseases:

These organoids can achieve advanced neuronal maturation and the generation of spontaneously-active neuronal networks sensitive to sensory stimuli. By creating organoids bearing mutations in different …

Feb 7, 2022 · Since their development more than a decade ago, brain organoids — brain-like structures grown in petri dishes from human stem cells — have helped scientists better understand a range of …