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How to grow a brain

Published on 3 July, 2015

Being able to grow rudimentary brain tissue in the lab means that researchers can study organ development and disease. But how do you go from stem cells to a ‘mini-brain’? New LMB group leader Madelaine Lancaster’s research is highlighted in a report by the Long+Short magazine’s Ben Martynoga on the latest MRC Insight blog. More…