Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) are developing a new model that could be used to improve the study of lung diseases.

Lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and tuberculosis can be tricky to treat, the university noted, partly because the two-dimensional models that are commonly used don’t accurately duplicate the shape of human lungs, and models based on animals often react differently to diseases than human lungs.

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“We’ve realized that we’re lacking a realistic model for lu

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