Duchenne ‘Tongue-on-a-Chip’ Model Captures Shortcomings of Muscle Stem Cells in Patients

Using a newly engineered tongue-on-a-chip model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, researchers found one reason that muscle regeneration fails — muscle stem cells react poorly to signals telling them new muscles need to be formed. The study,  “A human in vitro model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy muscle formation and contractility,” published in the…