Artificial Cellular Organelle Clarifies Heparin Production

The chemical heparin, which is now widely used in hospitals in order to prevent blood clots, is one of the most common such substances in the world. Worldwide, the heparin market is estimated at around $6 billion, but the invaluable chemical, used in everything from daily dialysis to brain an... [ read more >> ]

This microfluidic chip can replicate the activity of one of the eukaryotic cell's most important, yet least understood, organelles – the Golgi apparatus

Image comment: This microfluidic chip can replicate the activity of one of the eukaryotic cell's most important, yet least understood, organelles – the Golgi apparatus
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This microfluidic chip can replicate the activity of one of the eukaryotic cell's most important, yet least understood, organelles – the Golgi apparatus