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Organoids Don’t Accurately Model Human Brain Development
Organoids Don’t Accurately Model Human Brain Development
A new study suggests that growing in a stressful environment prevents “brains-in-a-dish” from growing in the same way as their in vivo counterparts.
Organoids Don’t Accurately Model Human Brain Development
Organoids Don’t Accurately Model Human Brain Development

A new study suggests that growing in a stressful environment prevents “brains-in-a-dish” from growing in the same way as their in vivo counterparts.

A new study suggests that growing in a stressful environment prevents “brains-in-a-dish” from growing in the same way as their in vivo counterparts.

cell & molecular biology, bioethics

Opinion: Develop Organoids, Not Chimeras, for Transplantation
John D. Loike and Robert Pollack | Oct 1, 2019 | 4 min read
Scientists are devising human-animal hybrids for harvesting human organs, but lab-derived mini-organs are a less ethically fraught solution to meeting the need for transplantation.
Things That Go Bump
Bob Grant | Mar 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Scientists still don’t know why animals sleep or how to define the ubiquitous behavior.
Americans Support Stem Cell Research
Jef Akst | Jul 1, 2011 | 2 min read
A new study finds that more than two thirds of Americans approve of the use of stem cells in research aiming to cure serious diseases.
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