This ‘Mini-Brain’ Is Made From Real Tissue
Scientists have found a way to skip some of the most challenging steps when building a miniature human brain model in the lab.Instead of coaxing stem cells to proliferate into the millions and grow into different types of cells, like neurons, researchers in the Netherlands have managed to develop a brain organoid straight from fetal brain tissue.The self-organizing structure that results is about the size of a grain of rice. While it is not a real organ (it has no thoughts, emotions, or consciousness), researchers hope…