Engineering Human Biology on Chips: How “Human-Like” Can We Become?

Lu Li , Eva-Maria Dehne , Florian König-Huber , Uwe Marx

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Lu Li, Eva-Maria Dehne, Florian König-Huber, Uwe Marx. Engineering Human Biology on Chips: How “Human-Like” Can We Become?. Engineering 202603004 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2026.03.004

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