One non-fat, tall iced coffee with two pumps of hazelnut syrup, please. From the house we live in to our go-to Starbucks order, the life we create has been tailor-made to our specific needs. The growth of consumerism relies heavily on personal and customised service. This idea of mass customisation has hit the healthcare sector and efforts to treat patients as individuals are gaining popularity. As just one example, scientists have recently discovered the use of organoids, lab-grown mini tumours, to help design individualised cancer treatment plans. […]
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