Medicine
Organ-on-a-Chip Models for Drug Toxicity Screening
Quick fact
Organ-on-a-chip devices can be the size of a USB stick, yet they can emulate the mechanical and biochemical functions of entire human organs, potentially predicting drug toxicity more accurately than animal models.
Why this is interesting
Have you ever wondered how scientists test drug safety without harming humans or animals? Imagine a tiny chip that mimics a beating heart or a breathing lung—could that be the future of drug testing?