USask "mini-brain" in a petri dish, medium shot (IMAGE)

University of Saskatchewan

USask "mini-brain" in a petri dish, medium shot

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A "mini-brain" in a petri dish--when created from the stem cells of individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease, the organoids display the pathology of Alzheimer’s--just on a smaller scale.

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USask/David Stobbe

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