This organoid can menstruate — and shows how tissue can repair itself

Gynaecological disorders such as endometriosis could be studied using endometrium organoids. Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock Researchers have developed organoids that can regenerate like the endometrium, the lining of the uterus that sheds and re-forms during the menstrual cycle. The team used the miniature 3D structures to simulate rarely seen repair processes, which could inform future therapeutic strategies for tissue renewal and wound healing. …