{
  "id": 8107719,
  "title": "Microfluidic device simulates human tissue and offers an alternative to animal testing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/microfluidic-device-simulates-human-tissue-and-offers-an-alternative",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-microfluidic-device-simulates-human-tissue.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have developed microfluidic technology that can grow cells in three dimensions (3D). The goal is to conduct toxicity tests on new products by more accurately simulating living organisms.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}