Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells ...

For the first time, a breathing lung model has been made using cells from only one person. Announced on January 1, the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells taken from only one ...

Lung diseases like emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a leading cause of death worldwide. With the advent of COVID-19, these diseases have only become more prevalent. Despite the ...

Through extracting microbial profiles of lung cancer tissues and combining single-cell analysis, it shows that the distribution of microbiota-related cells and microbiome are related to ...

Every Friday afternoon, 60 students cram into three laboratory spaces. Those labs have a distinct smell: ethanol and other chemicals, preserving four human cadavers. More than half of the 60 students ...

The largest and most comprehensive cell map of the human lung has been completed. The Human Lung Cell Atlas reveals the great diversity of cell types in the lung and shows key differences between ...

Each year, students with a passion to learn more about the human body can join the advanced human anatomy dissection team. The members of the dissection team meet each Friday to dissect human cadavers ...

A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly published report. There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys ...

Scientists announced this week that they have managed to keep a genetically modified pig lung alive inside a human body—although briefly—for the first time. The lung survived for nine days, marking ...