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'Minibrains' Could Help Drug Discovery For Zika And For Alzheimer's : Shots - Health Ne... - 0 views

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  • Lottie Peppers on 30 Dec 16
     
    Some tiny clusters of brain cells grown in a lab dish are making big news at this week's Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego. Known as "minibrains," these rudimentary networks of cells are small enough to fit on the head of a pin, but already are providing researchers with insights into everything from early brain development to Down syndrome, Alzheimer's and Zika.
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