Scientists create first-ever dengue-on-a-chip to study this deadly virus

A deadly disease is on the rise: dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that already affects millions and is spreading even further due to climate change. Despite its growing threat, dengue is hard to study in animals—and even harder to treat. Now, researchers at Leiden University, led by principal investigator Alireza Mashaghi, have developed a groundbreaking tool: the first-ever model of dengue virus disease on a chip.

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