Drug development has long relied on animal models, but differences between species mean what works in animals doesn’t always translate to humans, and most drugs still fail during development. Intero Biosystems, a Denver-based startup, is developing human intestinal organoids, lab-grown tissue that mimics the gut, as another way to study how drugs and other compounds…
An internal U.S. government assessment warns that Latin American drug cartels are rapidly upgrading their drone capabilities and that American and Mexican counternarcotics authorities may be unprepared for the shift. Five U.S. officials and one Mexican official described the assessment anonymously to The Washington Post.
