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Georgia Tech's Lung-On-A-Chip Revolutionizes Medical Research

9/30/2025

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Georgia Tech researchers developed a lung-on-a-chip with a functioning immune system.
The chip addresses animal-testing limitations, noting mouse lungs do not reflect human responses.
Researchers identified immune pathways, including interleukin-1 beta, that drive severe inflammation.
Potential uses include asthma, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, and tuberculosis, with a long-term goal of patient-specific medicine; published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

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Georgia Tech researchers developed a lung-on-a-chip with a functioning immune system.
The chip addresses animal-testing limitations, noting mouse lungs do not reflect human responses.
Researchers identified immune pathways, including interleukin-1 beta, that drive severe inflammation.
Potential uses include asthma, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, and tuberculosis, with a long-term goal of patient-specific medicine; published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.