ScienceHuman brain tissue reportedly grown to fill most of a mouse’s cortex
Science News describes a new model for studying brain disease and neural circuits, with human tissue offering a living view that organoids alone can’t provide.
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Scientists have grown human brain tissue to fill most of a mouse’s cortex, Science News reports. The outlet says the mice remain “very much mice,” while the human tissue provides a way to study brain disease and circuits beyond what organoids alone can offer.
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Human brain tissue reportedly grown to fill most of a mouse’s cortex
Science News describes a new model for studying brain disease and neural circuits, with human tissue offering a living view that organoids alone can’t provide.