Patient-derived head and neck cancer organoids as a step towards personalized treatments
Head and neck cancer organoids that replicate patient responses to radiotherapy provide a platform for the development of personalized treatments. …
When organoids meet coronaviruses
Researchers have established an intestinal organoid biobank to search for genes that are essential for spreading SARS-CoV-2 infection. …
Studying the development of ovarian cancer with organoids
Researchers have modeled the development and progression of high-grade serous ovarian cancer in mini-versions of the female reproductive organs of the mouse. …
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects cells of the intestine
Researchers have shown that SARS-CoV-2 can infect and multiply in intestinal cells. …
Scientists discover new repair mechanism for alcohol-induced DNA damage
Researchers have discovered a new way the human body repairs DNA damage caused by an alcohol metabolite. …
A common gut microbe secretes a cancer-causing toxin
Scientists have shown that a toxin released by a common strain of gut bacteria causes unique patterns of DNA mutations associated with colorectal cancer. …
Testing therapies on mini-tumors of head and neck cancer
Researchers succeeded in growing mini-tumors (or organoids) of head and neck cancers, that can be kept alive in the petri-dish for a long time. …
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