drug testing

11.22.09

Artificial Microlungs Grown on Chips

Microlungs grown from human lung tissue could replace animal testing. The chip...it's breathing

By Dan Smith Posted 06.17.2009 at 4:18 pm 1 Comment

Microlung: savior to rats labs-wide via New Scientist

Rats used for testing drugs and cosmetics might soon be replaced by lab-grown human lungs. “Microlungs” are lung cells harvested from humans and grown onto plastic scaffolding. A handful of drug companies are already testing the technique, which grows cells that mimic functioning lungs. It may one day help end the need for animal testing stages in drug development.

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Not Quite Superman, But Maybe Superdrugs

GE to develop "Biotic Man" to enable faster development of drugs

By Rachel Durfee Posted 12.01.2008 at 1:19 pm 0 Comments

Weeks before President-Elect Obama’s choice for Secretary of Defense was finalized, the U.S. Department of Defense was blazing full speed ahead. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (a division of the D.O.D.) recently awarded a contract to GE Global Research, the technology development branch of the mammoth General Electric Company, for a two-year, $1.1 million project to develop a Biotic Man.

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Olympic Medalists to be Retested

The games are over, but the drug testing isn't

By Brett Zarda Posted 10.14.2008 at 10:40 am 1 Comment

Olympic cheaters better hide those gold medals deep in their sock drawer. The International Olympic Committee has confirmed they will begin retesting samples from Beijing, just months after the flame was extinguished.

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