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    A ‘society on a chip’ reveals how viruses spread

    2026-10-08T14:20:00Z

    Researchers have built a centimetre-scale ‘society on a chip’ that recreates how viruses spread through structured populations. By changing cell density, susceptibility and movement, the platform can mimic transmission, social distancing and even herd-immunity-like effects in real time.