minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldtoNot The Onion@lemmy.world•Ethically sourced “spare” human bodies could revolutionize medicine - Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoOddly, without the neural component it would be worthless for nearly all drug testing. And since they don’t really understand how things like the gut are almost like a second brain, the lack of a neural component will really hamper most things. linkfedilink
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldtoNot The Onion@lemmy.world•Ethically sourced “spare” human bodies could revolutionize medicine - Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoFlawed from the start really. linkfedilink
Oddly, without the neural component it would be worthless for nearly all drug testing. And since they don’t really understand how things like the gut are almost like a second brain, the lack of a neural component will really hamper most things.