"Amniotic Fluid-Derived Organoids: A Breakthrough in Prenatal Medicine"
TL;DR
Researchers have successfully grown organoids from cells found in amniotic fluid collected from ongoing pregnancies, offering a potential new way to study and understand congenital diseases that develop in the fetus during pregnancy. The organoids, which mimic tissue, were grown from lung, kidney, and small intestine cells and could provide insights into how congenital conditions progress and potentially personalize treatment for individual fetuses in the future. This method could offer a simpler and faster alternative to growing organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells, but further research is needed to determine their usefulness for modeling diseases and drug testing.
Topics:healthmedical-research#amniotic-fluid#congenital-anomalies#fetal-development#medical-research#organoids#rare-diseases
- Organoids grown from amniotic fluid could shed light on rare diseases Nature.com
- Scientists grow ‘mini-organs’ from cells shed by foetuses in womb The Guardian
- Organoids grown from late-stage foetuses offer boost for prenatal medicine Financial Times
- Scientists have used cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs The Associated Press
- Organoids made from uterus fluid may help treat fetuses before birth New Scientist
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