Alysson Muotri: A Brain Begins – in a Dish

Update: 2021-06-03

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By coaxing skin cells to become brain cells in a dish, Alysson Muotri hopes to learn how early brain development can go wrong in conditions like autism or epilepsy – and how our brains differ from those of our cousins, the Neanderthals.

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Alysson Muotri: A Brain Begins – in a Dish

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Alysson Muotri: A Brain Begins – in a Dish