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Scientists are Growing Human Brains in Labs, One Brain Spontaneously Grew Eyes
Life News ^ | August 19, 2021 | Micaiah Bilger

Posted on 08/20/2021 12:05:37 PM PDT by Marchmain

Concerns about ethical boundaries in scientific research are growing as reports surface about scientists creating three-parent embryos, hybridizing humans and animals and growing human brains.

A new experiment out of the University Hospital Düsseldorf in Germany is raising more concerns after scientists said they grew human brain organoids, or small versions of human organs, that began spontaneously growing eyes, according to Science Alert.

Scientists at the university said the rudimentary eyes recognized light and sent information to the brain.

Though the discovery is disturbing, some scientists celebrated the discovery as a new avenue for research on human development.

Here’s more from the report:

On tiny, human-derived brain organoids grown in dishes, two bilaterally symmetrical optic cups were seen to grow, mirroring the development of eye structures in human embryos. This incredible result will help us to better understand the process of eye differentiation and development, as well as eye diseases.

“Our work highlights the remarkable ability of brain organoids to generate primitive sensory structures that are light sensitive and harbor cell types similar to those found in the body,” said neuroscientist Jay Gopalakrishnan of University Hospital Düsseldorf in Germany.

Other concerning experiments involving human brains have been reported in scientific journals in recent years. For example, in 2020, scientists at the University of California San Diego told Nature they recorded brain waves from human brain organoids that they grew in the lab for six to eight months.

“… hundreds of miniature human brains, the size of sesame seeds, float in Petri dishes, sparking with electrical activity,” the report began.

(Excerpt) Read more at lifenews.com ...


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'Shaw wondered if lab-grown human brains are capable of thinking or, from a religious aspect, if they have a soul.'
1 posted on 08/20/2021 12:05:37 PM PDT by Marchmain
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2 good signs they aren't liberals.....

- brains

- eyes

2 posted on 08/20/2021 12:06:49 PM PDT by G Larry (Those destroying the Constitution must demonize those who would defend it.)
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3 posted on 08/20/2021 12:09:39 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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4 posted on 08/20/2021 12:10:05 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The democrats have just replaced KKK with CRT. /Kevin McCarty 7/6/21)
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To: Marchmain
No one finds this unethical in anyway?

No?

Okay.

5 posted on 08/20/2021 12:10:32 PM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

If this is for Biden then they’d better hurry up...............


6 posted on 08/20/2021 12:11:21 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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LOL!


7 posted on 08/20/2021 12:13:44 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: KC_Lion

Good to see “brain science” is back in Germany—where it belongs....

:-(


8 posted on 08/20/2021 12:14:05 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“Abby Something”


9 posted on 08/20/2021 12:14:19 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: KC_Lion

Why not?


10 posted on 08/20/2021 12:14:35 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Marchmain

Classic horror/sci-fi fare: Create bodies without souls which then become ripe for the picking by disembodied spirits/demons.


11 posted on 08/20/2021 12:18:26 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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Brain being given ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine daily.


12 posted on 08/20/2021 12:20:33 PM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Marchmain

13 posted on 08/20/2021 12:23:10 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Marchmain; Diana in Wisconsin; RushIsMyTeddyBear; G Larry; freedumb2003; TexasGator

RELATED FROM YESTERDAY:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3986763/posts


14 posted on 08/20/2021 12:25:33 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Not really sure those qualify as eyes


15 posted on 08/20/2021 12:29:38 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans ( )
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To: Marchmain

Once they give the brain a mouth he will able to say things like, ow.
Or, you’re killing me.
Of course, then the brain will have to wear a mask.


16 posted on 08/20/2021 12:30:35 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: Red Badger

You almost made me spit my coffee! LOL


17 posted on 08/20/2021 12:30:48 PM PDT by Nea Wood (Satan was the first liberal.)
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To: KC_Lion

Someone posted this story yesterday, this is creepy as hell.
They might consider offering one to Biden, it might be an improvement.


18 posted on 08/20/2021 12:32:05 PM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: Red Badger

New CA voters.


19 posted on 08/20/2021 12:33:26 PM PDT by Zathras
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THAT is creepy as hell.. It even LOOKS like Biden!


20 posted on 08/20/2021 12:34:56 PM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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