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Scientists Grew More Human Brain Tissue in a Mouse Than Ever Before—and People Have Questions
The human brain organoids were able to form functional neural networks.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Gizmodo
Scientists shrank mice's brains and replaced the missing tissue with human 'organoids'
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Scientists have devised a new way to incorporate human brain tissue into living mice, opening the door to new research.
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- Reported by Live Science and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:00:00 UTC.
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Scientists shrank mice's brains and replaced the missing tissue with human 'organoids'
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STAT+: Scientists made mice with half a brain. Then they filled them with human organoids
Scientists have made mice with half a brain, then filled them with human organoids — possibly opening new avenues for research but also raising ethical issues.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingNew Scientist
Human organoids restore cognition in mice with half a brain
Mice with half a brain experienced significant improvements in their cognition and movement when they received brain organoids made from human stem cells…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by New Scientist
WorldPingSpace.com
The universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs — and scientists finally know how
Some vampire white dwarfs that feed on companion stars can transform into neutron stars, but like a cosmic Goldilocks, conditions must be "just right" for this extreme makeover.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingBBC Science
Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough
Researchers at Stanford University genetically altered mice to be able to receive and function with human brain cells.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Science
WorldPingPhys.org
Pufferfish taste receptor more versatile than a human's, detecting both savory L- and sweet D-amino acids
Our sense of taste is critical for survival, alerting us to substances that provide vital nutrients and those that might poison us.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org