EPISODE · Apr 3, 2018 · 6 MIN
Mini Brains Just Got Creepier—They’re Growing Their Own Veins
from Science, Spoken · host WIRED
The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. In the beginning, they were almost comically crude: just stem cells, chemically coerced into proto-neurons and then swirled into blobs in a salty-sweet bath. But still, they were useful for studying some of the most dramatic brain disorders, like the microcephaly caused by the Zika virus. Then they started growing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. In the beginning, they were almost comically crude: just stem cells, chemically coerced into proto-neurons and then swirled into blobs in a salty-sweet bath. But still, they were useful for studying some of the most dramatic brain disorders, like the microcephaly caused by the Zika virus. Then they started growing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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