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.
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Give them time..........Here’s lookin’ at you, kid!..................
Could they give a brain to one of those sex dolls to see if she can get a headache?
I did do a search before I posted this, sorry if I’ve posted a duplicate article.
Thanks for the guffaw!
Stockpiling for the zombie apocalypse.
Yea Abby normal!!!
“scientists said they grew human brain organoids, or small versions of human organs, that began spontaneously growing eyes”
Would they cancel it if it winked at the nurses?
“Of course, then the brain will have to wear a mask.”
And in a couple of weeks can qualify to be elected to congress. Couldn’t be any worse than what’s there now that is a blank slate, also.
wy69
I’m not complaining 🙂
Looks like a scoop of ice cream with 2 cherries. Perfect for Biden
“One Brain Spontaneously Grew Eyes”
i hate when that happens ...
There is hope for Congress after all!
More Frankenstein stuff.
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