Using a zebrafish model, researchers developed a method for producing blood stem cells anywhere in the body with the goal of eventually eliminating the need for bone marrow donors.
Alpha thalassemia was once a fatal diagnosis. Now, a clinical trial tests if administering a mother’s stem cells in utero may cure kids before they’re born.
As global regulations shift toward animal-free testing, how can researchers develop more biologically relevant in vitro models to advance drug discovery?