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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Brains Now Grow in Petri Dishes

Brains Now Grow in Petri Dishes - Gizmodo: "Obviously, you can grow meat in a petri dish, but now there's a way to grow active brain cells in a dish. And what's even cooler is that they might be capable of storing memories, just like a real brain.

According to a study done at the University of Pittsburg, these brain cells grow and form neural networks just like animal brains..."

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