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Stem cell research has allowed medicine to go places that were once science fiction. Using stem cells, scientists have manufactured heart cells, brain cells and other cell types that they are now transplanting as a form of cell therapy. Eventually, the field anticipates the same will be possible with organs.
A new paper in AJOB Neuroscience by a group led by Tsutomu Sawai, of Kyoto University, reviews the ethical implications of research on brain organoids.
"Organoids" are organ-like structures. By recapitulating normal development, organoids have proven to be invaluable tools for understanding how…
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