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.

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.

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

Researchers develop the first immune-capable cervix-on-a-chip, enabling realistic study of sexually transmitted infections.

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

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

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

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

Researchers develop the first immune-capable cervix-on-a-chip, enabling realistic 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.

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...

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…

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.

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...

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...

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

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.

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

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…

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...

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