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Scientists Fuse Human Neurons Into the Brains of Mice

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What to know

  • The studies may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines.S1
  • Scientists have devised a new way to incorporate human brain tissue into living mice, opening the door to new research.S2
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1mo The New York Times

Scientists Fuse Human Neurons Into the Brains of Mice

The studies may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines.

1mo Livescience

Scientists shrank mice's brains and replaced the missing tissue with human 'organoids'

Scientists have devised a new way to incorporate human brain tissue into living mice, opening the door to new research.

Scientists Fuse Human Neurons Into the Brains of Mice

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What to know

  • The studies may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines.S1
  • Scientists have devised a new way to incorporate human brain tissue into living mice, opening the door to new research.S2
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S1 The New York Times 1 report · EN
S2 LivescienceLead 1 report · EN