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Scientists give lab-grown mini-brains Parkinson’s disease

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Tiny lab-grown mini-brains have now been induced to show pathology features of Parkinson's disease

To help us crack the complex puzzle that is our own brains, scientists have been growing miniature versions in the lab. Now, a team in Singapore has made a major breakthrough by growing mini-brains with the pathological features of Parkinson’s disease for the first time, potentially paving the way towards better treatments.

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Lab-grown mini brains develop basic eyes that can “see”

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Researchers have made a striking breakthrough in lab-grown mini organs. Using induced pluriopotent stem cells (iPSCs), the team induced brain organoids to develop rudimentary eye structures that can sense light and send signals to the rest of the brain… Continue reading Lab-grown mini brains develop basic eyes that can “see”→

Blood, brains and burgers: The future is lab-grown everything

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Science fiction has long floated the idea of a device that can produce any kind of object one can imagine. Star Trek called it a replicator, while other writers have referred to it as a Santa Claus Machine.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Lab … Continue reading Blood, brains and burgers: The future is lab-grown everything→

Scientists create mouse embryo with a beating heart from stem cells

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An extraordinary new study has detailed the development of a nearly complete mouse embryo – with muscles, blood vessels and a tiny beating heart – grown in a lab dish out of stem cells. The research presents the most sophisticated “embryo in a dish” cr… Continue reading Scientists create mouse embryo with a beating heart from stem cells→

Lab-grown brain organoids found to mature at same rate as an infant’s

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Growing simplified, miniature versions of human brains in the lab can provide researchers with an invaluable model for studying cognitive disorders and how disease takes hold in this incredibly complex organ, and recently we’re seeing how these organoi… Continue reading Lab-grown brain organoids found to mature at same rate as an infant’s→