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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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DIY Gas Mask: A PopSci Fan's Step-by-Step Guide

Instructables.com member TimAnderson uses a 1942 Popular Science article as a guide for creating a DIY gas mask.

Posted 12.15.2008 at 2:53 pm 0 Comments

It's official: Santa showed up a little early this year. The unveiling of the Popular Science archives on Google was, last week, a very big deal. Our readers and fans can now search and browse over 136 years' worth of the future then and now whenever they damn well please.

Ever resourceful, PopSci DIY-ers are already doing what they do best. Instructables.com member TimAnderson created a gas mask using instructions in a December 1942 Popular Science Article. How awesome is that?

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