LoudColin
LoudColin t1_iyl1rm6 wrote
Reply to comment by Daejik in The Organ-on-a-Chip Revolution Is Here by filosoful
You know what fair. There are obviously systems in which this work is vital such as drug delivery through a long system etc. That sounds fascinating! Definitely never thought of them in such a capacity.
I do think biomimetic co-culture systems from patient samples will become much more common over the next decade, however, even those would have issues studying such problems
LoudColin t1_iyir51q wrote
Reply to The Organ-on-a-Chip Revolution Is Here by filosoful
Sounds great and all but I feel we’re only taking a partial step with these. The purpose is to apply more context to the drugs but is also only making them slightly more complex as systems. Nothing about immune or other stromal function not to mention the lack of ECM and hormonal/cytokine signaling.
In general I don’t see how this is much better than doing HTP Drug screening in 2D
LoudColin t1_jbpc6q2 wrote
Reply to comment by Bacon_Bitz in New York landlord becomes legal guardian of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor: 'She had no one else' by Imguran
Honestly this is such an incredible perspective. Just knowing she was loved until the end, even when she lost her family so early in life, can give someone's life a good ending.