Scientists developed a Cervix Chip to replicate tissue and microbiome interactions and offering a powerful new tool for studying women's health issues.

Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy

Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy

Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only impact an individual's health, but also result in multibillion-dollar economic losses worldwide.

Nature Reviews Bioengineering, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44222-026-00466-yAn article in Science Advances reports the development of a mini human cervix-on-a-chip. The model supports the growth of cervical cells and vaginal microbiota as well as inoculation with sexually transmitted infections, enabling investigation of complex host–microbiota–pathogen relationships.

A life-saving gene therapy developed in record time, fossil footprints that rewrite our family tree, a cervix-on-a-chip that could prevent preterm birth, and a surprising dip in China’s carbon…

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New organ-on-a-chip recreates the cervix’s microbiome and immune system, revealing how bacteria shape STI infection risk.

WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to studying sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is often done on animals, scientists have lo

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only impact an individual's health, but also result in multibillion-dollar economic losses worldwide. To study these diseases, a team of researchers has deve...

New organ-on-a-chip recreates the cervix’s microbiome and immune system, revealing how bacteria shape STI infection risk.

New platform models the human cervical tissue and its microbiota and is susceptible to infection by two prominent genital pathogens, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

NOT WHAT I LOOKED FORWARD TO ABOUT THE 21ST CENTURY, BUT GOOD I GUESS: Immune-capable cervix-on-a-chip enables study of sexually transmitted infections.

Researchers developed a porous membrane organ-on-a-chip that replicates the human cervix to study how the microbiome and immune system interact with chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Cervical dysfunction, a major contributor to preterm labor and neonatal mortality, remains poorly understood due to the absence of physiologically relevant human models. Here, we show that a microflui...

Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the University of California, Davis, have developed a microfluidic model of the human cervix. This “Cervix-on-a-Chip” (Cervix Chip) replicates the…

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only impact an individual's health, but also result in multibillion-dollar economic losses worldwide. To study these diseases, a team of researchers has developed the first-of-its-kind, immune-capable organ-on-a-chip model that realistically reproduces the human cervical environment, allowing scientists to study how the microbiome, immune system, and STIs interact—something that has not been possible before with oversimplified cell cultures or animal models.

Health Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy By Grace Wade A section of the cervix OVERSEAS/COLLECTION CNRI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Scientists have coaxed human cells to form a miniature replica of the cervix during pregnancy. This so-called cervix-on-a-chip reveals how inflammation and the vaginal microbiome can contribute to premature birth – and identifies a possible treatment to prevent it.