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Major Advances in Mini Brain Bioengineering
Explore the latest developments in brain organoid production.
Major Advances in Mini Brain Bioengineering
Major Advances in Mini Brain Bioengineering

Explore the latest developments in brain organoid production.

Explore the latest developments in brain organoid production.

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Opinion: Develop Organoids, Not Chimeras, for Transplantation
John D. Loike and Robert Pollack | Aug 23, 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.
More Mini Brains
Jef Akst | Feb 17, 2016 | 1 min read
Simple versions of brain organoids could serve as new models for testing the effects of drugs, researchers reported at this year’s AAAS meeting. 
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