Motivul pentru care cercetătorii britanici vor cultiva organe umane în miniatură. „Un șoarece nu ne poate spune ce funcționează”

British researchers aim to cultivate miniature human organs from patient cells to enhance drug testing and reduce animal use in pharmaceuticals. This initiative focuses on creating human tissue clusters to better understand disease variations among patients, leading to more personalized treatments. The project, funded by £20 million, will establish a library of standardized organoids for academic and pharmaceutical use, marking a shift from traditional animal models. Researchers emphasize the limitations of animal testing, as many human diseases do not manifest similarly in animals. The initiative is part of a broader government plan to decrease animal testing in research.