Comments on: DARPA and NIH to fund ‘human body on a chip’ research http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-and-nih-to-fund-human-body-on-a-chip-research Accelerating Intelligence Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: alliwant http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-and-nih-to-fund-human-body-on-a-chip-research/comment-page-1#comment-27278 alliwant Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:58:18 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157553#comment-27278 This could be a huge step towards in vitro clinicals, as mentioned previously. Might also show efficacy better than animal tests, which don't always correlate to humans. A very good idea. This could be a huge step towards in vitro clinicals, as mentioned previously. Might also show efficacy better than animal tests, which don’t always correlate to humans. A very good idea.

]]> By: Starheart http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-and-nih-to-fund-human-body-on-a-chip-research/comment-page-1#comment-27197 Starheart Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:17:08 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157553#comment-27197 Anything that can shorten the currently unacceptably long testing and evaluation process for new medical procedures gets a big thumbs up from me. Anything that can shorten the currently unacceptably long testing and evaluation process for new medical procedures gets a big thumbs up from me.

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