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In The Economist, Madeline Lancaster and the rise of cerebral organoid research

Published on 2 September, 2019

The Economist draws on the evolution of the first cerebral organoids in Madeline Lancaster’s lab in 2013 to today’s research on electrical impulses from these mini brains. It discusses the fast pace of development in this scientific field and poses future research questions. More…