ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,155, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to The University Court of the University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Great Britain).
"Avian enteroids" was invented by Apolonia Vervelde (Edinburgh, Great Britain) and Esther Jane Nash (Edinburgh, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an in vitro three dimensional cell construct for use as a model of the avian intestine derived from avian intestinal tissue comprising avian cells organised into intestinal villi and crypts. Suitably the construct comprises an exterior surface that mimics the apical surface of a chicken intestine. Also provided are methods of making the cell ...