Human Intestinal Organoid (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Human Intestinal Organoid

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A single human intestinal organoid, or HIO -- a hollow ball of cells grown from human embryonic stem cells and coaxed to become gut-lining cells. Scientists can use it to study basic gut development, and the effect of microbes on the cells, in a way that mimics the guts of newborn babies.

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University of Michigan

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