
Micro Organs in Miniature
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Researchers are growing miniature human livers, hearts and kidneys to evaluate new drugs.
With new understanding about the structures of human organs, scientists are growing miniature human livers, hearts and kidneys and linking them together with a blood substitute, to evaluate the effects of new drugs.
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SCI NC is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Sci NC is supported by a generous bequest gift from Dan Carrigan and the Gaia Earth-Balance Endowment through the Gaston Community Foundation.

Micro Organs in Miniature
Special | 6m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
With new understanding about the structures of human organs, scientists are growing miniature human livers, hearts and kidneys and linking them together with a blood substitute, to evaluate the effects of new drugs.
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