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Lab-grown brain organoids mimic the development of the real thing
Researchers have found that stem cell-derived brain organoids 20 months ago have matured like a newborn’s brain
We continue to see futuristic technology being employed in the Healthcare field to find innovative solutions to medical problems. Late last year, I reported on how scientists used a novel technique that will enhance the production of medical parts. This is on top of the 3D printing of Living Skin, Mini-Livers, and biomimetic tongue that we saw over the last little while.
Researchers from the Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have now made a breakthrough discovery in the three-dimensional human stem cell-derived brain organoids that they developed over 20 months ago. The lab-grown organoids were seen to mature in a similar fashion to that of human brain development.
According to the research, 3D organoids follow an internal clock that guides their maturation in sync with the timeline of human development. Neurobiologist Sergiu Pașca has been making & studying brain organoids for about 10 years and over the period his team has learned that these tissue blobs can thrive for years. In the latest study, his team…
