Blob of human brain grows functioning eyes in lab dish sparking 'horror'
>Scientists were shocked when a batch of 'mini brains' they were researching developed working eye structures that are 'light sensitive' and harbour cell types similar to those in humans
> Mini brains grown in a lab from stem cells have spontaneously developed rudimentary eye structures, scientists report in a fascinating new paper.
>A batch of mini brains grown in a lab from stem cells have spontaneously developed working eye structures.
>Two optic cups on the tiny brain organoids being grown in dishes, mirroring the development of eye structures in human embryos, Science Alert reports.
>Scientists running the experiment believe the breakthrough could help us better understand eye diseases.
>"Our work highlights the remarkable ability of brain organoids to generate primitive sensory structures that are light sensitive and harbour cell types similar to those found in the body," said neuroscientist Jay Gopalakrishnan of University Hospital Du?sseldorf in Germany.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/blob-human-brain-grows-functioning-24785482
We may be able to grow copies of ourselves in the future.
>Scientists were shocked when a batch of 'mini brains' they were researching developed working eye structures that are 'light sensitive' and harbour cell types similar to those in humans
> Mini brains grown in a lab from stem cells have spontaneously developed rudimentary eye structures, scientists report in a fascinating new paper.
>A batch of mini brains grown in a lab from stem cells have spontaneously developed working eye structures.
>Two optic cups on the tiny brain organoids being grown in dishes, mirroring the development of eye structures in human embryos, Science Alert reports.
>Scientists running the experiment believe the breakthrough could help us better understand eye diseases.
>"Our work highlights the remarkable ability of brain organoids to generate primitive sensory structures that are light sensitive and harbour cell types similar to those found in the body," said neuroscientist Jay Gopalakrishnan of University Hospital Du?sseldorf in Germany.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/blob-human-brain-grows-functioning-24785482
We may be able to grow copies of ourselves in the future.
