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Offworld Bioscience: Development of Organ-on-a-Chip System with Continuous Flow in Simulated Microgravity

Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) is an innovative microfluidic device mimicking the structure and functionality of real tissue. OOCs typically involve cell culture with microfluidics to emulate the biological forces of different organ […]

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Offworld Life Science: MIT Engineers Find A Way To Protect Microbes From Extreme Conditions

Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tablets for long-term storage. […]

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