Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So an alternative to all of the animal models is human organoids, and those are getting increasingly accurate. Also, we can basically skip a lot of the developmental biology and go straight to a particular organ.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So an alternative to all of the animal models is human organoids, and those are getting increasingly accurate. Also, we can basically skip a lot of the developmental biology and go straight to a particular organ.
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