"Organs on a chip" help researchers better understand diseases like endometriosis

01/09/2025 9 min
"Organs on a chip" help researchers better understand diseases like endometriosis

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Episode Synopsis


Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that typically lines the uterus grows outside of it instead, often causing intense pain and infertility. MIT researchers are studying that living tissue on plastic chips in the lab, with bioengineer Linda Griffith leading the effort.