127th issue of the "Lettre de l'Institut Pasteur" out now: "Organoids: the third dimension"

The latest issue of the quarterly newsletter for Institut Pasteur donors – the "Lettre de l'Institut Pasteur" (LIP) – contains a special feature on organoids.

All biomedical research involves choosing suitable tools to improve our understanding of the living world. To study human tissues, scientists often work on cells in culture. Many develop three-dimensional cellular structures to partly reproduce a given organ such as a heart, kidney, brain or lung. These are known as "organoids." Organoids have considerably increased the range of possibilities when it comes to improving our understanding of a disease, studying the ways in which organs interact with the microbiota or testing drug candidates.

Find out more about these models, which are sparking great interest among scientists and becoming vital tools in some fields of biomedical research.

Browse the latest issue of the LIP online (in French)

Distribution of copies of this new issue on campus began yesterday.

Please contact Flore Gaillard (flore.gaillard@pasteur.fr) if you require additional copies; previous issues can be seen on this page.