What It's Like to Grow a 'Mini-Brain' From Your Own Cells

A multidisciplinary project gives a science writer a new brain.

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By Jennifer Walter
May 18, 2020 5:00 PMMay 18, 2020 5:15 PM
Mini Brains
Scientists created mini brains out of cells donated by writer Philip Ball. Dementia researchers will use them to study brain development. (Credit: Chris Lovejoy/UCL)

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