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Human brain cells implanted into mice

2,700 views · Published 22 May 2018 · 0:49 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: News Direct · 2018 · News & Politics

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Scientists have successfully implanted baby mice with human brain cells, according to new research.

The findings were published in the journal Nature Biotechnology. The research could lead could potentially lead to new treatments for patients suffering from brain damage or brain disorders, according to the Salk Institute where the research was carried out.

Newsweek reports that researchers took brain cells from human fetuses, turned them fluorescent green and put them inside the brains of mice.

Researchers also placed small plastic windows placed over animals' skulls to track how the human cells developed in their new environment. This was observed over a period of several months and human brain cells were observed to outnumber the mice brain cells in some areas, reports Newsweek.

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SOURCES: Nature Biotechnology, Newsweek,
https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4127.epdf
http://www.newsweek.com/mouse-human-brains-brain-damage-organoids-893202
https://www.salk.edu/news-release/grafted-brain-organoids-provide-insight-into-neurological-disorders/

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