Four recent studies follow optical signals, brain organoids, migrating cells and planetary-dust simulants. See what each model measures and where its evidence stops.
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A laser experiment offers a useful lesson in validation: separating prepared gas mixtures is not the same as diagnosing someone from their breath.
Read the guide · 6 minA new platform for cortical organoids makes a distinction that is easy to miss: producing a tissue-like structure and producing a well-patterned model are different outcomes.
Read the guide · 6 minAn imaging framework follows cell movement in brain slices from mouse models. We unpack the people, mice, slices and cells behind its numbers.
Read the guide · 6 minResearchers compared Earth-made lunar and Martian dust simulants in cells and mice. The findings raise questions about airway barriers without measuring astronaut risk.
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