‘A mouse can’t tell us what works’: UK scientists to grow miniature human organs for drug testing

The Guardian reports that UK scientists are growing miniature human organs from NHS patients' cells to improve drug testing and reduce animal use in research. These organoid tissues help researchers understand how diseases vary between individuals, enabling more personalized treatment decisions. Backed with twenty million pounds in funding, the Cambridge project aims to create standardized human-tissue models—a shift toward understanding how treatments work on human pathology instead of animal testing.

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