'Organ Chips' Could Replace Animal Experiments

'Organ Chips' Could Replace Animal Experiments | Care2 Causes

care2.com 29 Jul '12, 7am

'Organ Chips' Could Replace Animal Experiments | Care2 Causes

Imagining a world where thousands upon thousands of animals no longer suffer in biomedical research and drugs actually help the people they’re meant to save may not be as far off a dream as it seems with the development of ‘organ chips.’ A $70 million research project that will develop transparent silicon microchips with hollow channels that contain actual living human tissue and pumps to replicate organ function is underway and is predicted to provide faster, cost-effective and more accurate results for testing diseases, toxins and pharmaceuticals – all on something about the size of a flash drive. The ‘Tissue Chip for Drug Testing’ program is being funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). “More than 30 percent of promising medications have failed in human clinical ...

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@weng112869 » 23 Aug '12, 3pm
RT @ISF_Save: "Organ Chips’ Could Replace #AnimalExperiments [link]
@DamienCampos » 19 Aug '12, 8am
Very cool new emerging technology. [link]
@BosniaSarajevo » 10 Aug '12, 11pm
RT @Maddux_15x17: ♦ ‘Organ Chips’ Could Replace Animal Experiments [link] ♦Thousands and thousands of animals no longer suffer in BiomResearch
@Maddux_15x17 » 10 Aug '12, 10pm
♦ ‘Organ Chips’ Could Replace Animal Experiments [link] ♦Thousands and thousands of animals no longer suffer in BiomResearch
@jeedeecee » 10 Aug '12, 6am
RT @HumaneResearch: Exciting news... this NIH-funded research project will develop transparent microchips with actual living human... [link]
@HumaneResearch » 10 Aug '12, 12am
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@crankycrocodile » 03 Aug '12, 11pm
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@TheMuttMommy » 03 Aug '12, 11pm
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@safeclean » 02 Aug '12, 5pm
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@svukusic » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
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@ecofarma » 31 Jul '12, 5pm
Muito interessante: [link]
@EssentialFoods » 31 Jul '12, 8am
Potentially a humane and more reliable system.. [link]
@MrTibbsatAP » 30 Jul '12, 10pm
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@Labavenger » 30 Jul '12, 10pm
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@KIPPSI1 » 30 Jul '12, 8pm
RT @Paws4Patrick: To see the end of animal testing in my life time would be the greatest gift to me that I could take to my grave.... [link]
@minamaya13 » 30 Jul '12, 8pm
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@crankycrocodile » 30 Jul '12, 4pm
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@SamOrthlieb » 30 Jul '12, 3pm
I really hope this becomes the norm for testing trials - no more animals suffering for us in this way - Please! [link]
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@szamar_madar » 30 Jul '12, 1pm
Experiments on animals are not only cruel but also outdated and innacurate. Is this a possible solution? [link] (via @thebuav)
@monikamerkes » 30 Jul '12, 12pm
" ‘Organ Chips’ Could Replace Animal Experiments" [link] The Times They Are a-Changin
@SacBeCom » 30 Jul '12, 12pm
A world without experiments on animals would be wonderful [link]
@OccupyArmsTrade » 30 Jul '12, 11am
[link] >If you haven't signed this yet, please do. Animal testing is cruel, unnecessary and dangerous< [link]
@linnetwoods » 30 Jul '12, 10am
This sounds like good news... [link]
@Manc_in_Brum » 30 Jul '12, 8am
Soon there will be NO EXCUSE for testing on animals: ‘Organ Chips’ Could Replace Animal Experiments [link] @StopAnimalPain...
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@rockeey » 30 Jul '12, 2am
RT @kinshipcircle: 'Organ Chip' project is a welcome advance from those who want to see the end of the suffering of animals used in... [link]
@kinshipcircle » 30 Jul '12, 2am
'Organ Chip' project is a welcome advance from those who want to see the end of the suffering of animals used in... [link]
@Courlin » 30 Jul '12, 1am
RT @KinkyKerriMFC: [link] get With the program, people!
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@ConservingCoco » 30 Jul '12, 12am
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Organ Chips Can Replace Animal Experimentation. Mayday said to tweet this. [link]
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@muse_makeup » 29 Jul '12, 11pm
Finally!!! [link]
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