Why two brains are better than one

A radical technique that makes mature cells act like stem cells is growing a mini brain from tissue I donated. One day it could produce whole organs for transplantLast week, I was told my other brain is fully grown. It doesn ’t look like much. A blob of pale flesh about the size of a small pea, it floats in a bath of blood-red nutrient. It would fit into the cranium of a foetus barely a month old.Still, it ’s a “brain” after a fashion and it’s made from me. From a piece of my arm, to be precise.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Stem cells Science Biology Embryos Medical research Neuroscience Organ donation Health Society Source Type: news