Clinical trial on a plate: Researchers to create new “breathing” lung model to study illnesses like COVID-19

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from McMaster and SickKids are developing a cutting-edge lung model that can better respond to viruses and drug treatments, giving scientists a tool to advance research in lung conditions like COVID-19, cystic fibrosis and allergens for asthma and air pollution.

The new bioengineered lung model – coined a “clinical trial on a plate” by the research team – will replicate key features of the human lung, including specialized cells, surrounding blood vessels and life-like immune functions….

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