"Organs on a chip" help researchers better understand diseases like endometriosis
"Organs on a chip" help researchers better understand diseases like endometriosis  
Podcast: Marketplace Tech
Published On: Mon Sep 01 2025
Description: 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.