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The Skeptics Guide #851 - Oct 30 2021

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Organoid Research Is Better Than Animal Research

Organoid research is on the way to doing human research in the same way that animal research is. Organoids are made from adult derived and induced pleri potents, themselves taken from people who have a motor neuron disease. The cells start to accumulate toxic, abnormal proteins right at the beginning of the study. It may be better than anything else we have now in predicting clinical outcomes.

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