Scientists Brew Up the Creepiest Batches of Brain Balls Yet
Scientists Brew Up the Creepiest Batches of Brain Balls Yet
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
May 2, 20177m 15s
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Show Notes
Stem cell biologists are basically modern day witches. While they’re not exactly taking a creepy fetal Lord Voldemort and turning him into noseless Ralph Fiennes, these scientists can use tinctures and concoctions to grow incredible things from just a few human skin cells. One of those things is a brain ball, a collection of stem cells that biologists have coaxed into a bobbing tangle of living neurons.
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