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Human brain equivalent to 5 week old foetus grown in lab
In a breakthrough, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed the most complete laboratory-grown human brain ever, after creating a model that equals the brain maturity of a 5-week-old foetus. Scientists at The Ohio State University developed the brain, about the size of a pencil eraser, which has an identifiable structure and contains 99 per cent of the genes present in the human foetal brain.
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Washington: In a breakthrough, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed the most complete laboratory-grown human brain ever, after creating a model that equals the brain maturity of a 5-week-old foetus. Scientists at The Ohio State University developed the brain, about the size of a pencil eraser, which has an identifiable structure and contains 99 per cent of the genes present in the human foetal brain.
"The brain organoid, engineered from adult human skin cells, is the most complete human brain model yet developed," said Rene Anand, professor of biological chemistry and pharmacology at Ohio State. Such a system will enable ethical and more rapid and accurate testing of experimental drugs before the clinical trial stage and advance studies of genetic and environmental causes of central nervous system disorders.
