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Artificial 'brain in a dish' created in a world first: could shed light on Alzheimer's
www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | Updated: 14:52 EDT, 26 April 2017 | Victoria Allen Science Correspondent

Posted on 04/27/2017 7:40:30 AM PDT by Red Badger

Scientists have grown the first working 'mini-brains' in a dish which could provide future treatments for autism and epilepsy.

The lab-grown organs have their own brain cells, formed into circuits similar to those of a two-month-old baby in the womb.

Described as 'thrilling science', it is the first time a human forebrain has been seen in action outside the body.

Scientists hope to use the mini-brains to watch in real time the triggers for epilepsy, when brain cells become hyperactive, and autism, where they are thought to form bad connections.

It could pave the way for drugs to treat these conditions, as well as schizophrenia. It is also the next step towards a real-life Frankenstein, suggesting scientists may one day be able to grow an entire human body in the laboratory.

Researchers at Stanford University grew two forebrain circuits, measuring only a sixteenth of an inch across, using only human skin cells.

Then scientists at Harvard University went a step further, growing a mini-organ for more than nine months to create a human retina – the light-sensitive lining at the back of the eye.

Responding to the breakthroughs, Professor Paul Matthews, chair of the brain sciences division at Imperial College London, said: 'These reports describe continued advances of the fundamentally important new methods for generation of self-assembled 'brain organoids'. This is thrilling science.'

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Religion; Science
KEYWORDS: alzheimers; artificialbrain; brain; minibrain
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To: DaveA37

Not poking fun and the intent of the work these folks are doing. If it helps anyone, today or in the future afflicted with autism, God bless them for their work.


21 posted on 04/27/2017 8:25:50 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: alternatives?

See my 9 JUST before your post :)


22 posted on 04/27/2017 8:26:15 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: Red Badger

Well then; all they need is significantly more gov’t funding, even a brain in dish can figure that one out.


23 posted on 04/27/2017 8:32:23 AM PDT by PoloSec (polosec)
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To: freedumb2003

I missed it when I posted. I didn’t think of Abby Normal. That was a great movie.

I have to say for some reason I remembered how the girl in the bikini looked more than the brains from the Star Trek episode. Glad you posted. I haven’t figured out how to post pictures.


24 posted on 04/27/2017 8:48:27 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: refreshed

I hope somebody (or something) from the distant future arrives in time to edit this kind of thing out of existence. That, the Obamas and the Clintons.


25 posted on 04/27/2017 9:08:12 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Red Badger
Artificial 'brain in a dish'

Sounds like Paris Hilton back in her younger days.

26 posted on 04/27/2017 9:09:03 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Pearls Before Swine
It's too late. We are already brains in vats.

How do I know this?

Every once and I while when the alien scientists tending our brains are off in meetings I'll start acting all nonchalant whistling a simple tune and then really quickly I'll look out the left side of my eyes and see the electronic cables hooked up to my cerebrum.

27 posted on 04/27/2017 9:14:02 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: alternatives?
<img src="http://the.image.URL">

The episode was the The Gamesters of Triskelion

There is a FR HTML Sandbox that walks you through how to post pictures and other fun stuff: Here

Have fun!

28 posted on 04/27/2017 9:29:13 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: alternatives?
One outer-space bikini-clad warrioress, courtesy of that horn-dog Roddenberry:


29 posted on 04/27/2017 9:31:17 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: freedumb2003

Green was always reserved for only the hottest space chicks on Star Trek TOS. Wonder why?


30 posted on 04/27/2017 9:34:01 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

>>Green was always reserved for only the hottest space chicks on Star Trek TOS. Wonder why?<<

Actually Kirk never did get it on with a green chick. That was Captain Robert April.

Green was then unusual, thus “alien.”


31 posted on 04/27/2017 10:00:52 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Correction.

The green alien girl was with Christopher Pike. It was Vina in an illusion generated by the Talosians to make her attractive enough to breed with (not a huge problem for Susan Oliver in 1965).


32 posted on 04/27/2017 10:17:21 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: Red Badger

The heck with Alzheimer’s, let’s shed light on how to fix liberalism...oh, wait, I think they need brains.


33 posted on 04/27/2017 1:36:37 PM PDT by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That reminds me...there was a place in St. Louis where you could get fried brain sandwiches.


34 posted on 05/08/2017 11:16:35 PM PDT by piasa
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To: Sasparilla
...Scientists have grown the first working ‘mini-brains’ in a dish ... They will all vote Democrat.

The article says brains, not sphincters!

35 posted on 05/08/2017 11:18:39 PM PDT by piasa
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