Brain organoids (IMAGE)

Sanford Burnham Prebys

Brain organoids

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The scientists studied brain organoids derived from patients suffering from a newly discovered genetic disease. These organoids had a more disorganized structure and fewer properly patterned developing nerve cells than healthy controls, suggesting impaired brain development.

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Fang Yuan, Su-Chun Zhang, Sanford Burnham Prebys.

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