Mini organs, big impact: How organoids are revolutionizing infection research
In this episode of HZI InFact, Dr Kristin Metzdorf, Deputy Head of the Department "Innovative Organoid Research" at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), talks about a pioneering tool in biomedical research: organoids. These tiny, organ-like cell structures are grown from stem cells - and open up completely new possibilities for studying infectious diseases in human tissue.
What exactly are organoids? How are they made in the lab? And why could they replace animal testing in the future and contribute to the development of new therapies?
Topics of the episode:
• What organoids are - and why they're not...