02/01/2020
The fascinating nature of the brain!
“Mini-Brains" in a Petri Dish: By growing brain-like tissue in the lab, scientists hope to understand early brain development. Some have even worried whether these cerebral organoid models could become so close to human brain tissue that they cross ethical boundaries. But a new side-by-side comparison with real developing brain tissue reveals that lab-made organoids fail to develop even the rudimentary organization of the human brain.