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‘Mini human brains’ created: Scientists grow human brain tissue in 3-D culture system
August 29, 2013 by NewsBot
Complex human brain tissue has been successfully developed in a three-dimensional culture system. The method allows pluripotent stem cells to develop into cerebral organoids -- or "mini brains" -- that consist of several discrete brain regions.