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These Tiny 'Brains' Could Help Demystify the Human Mind
Researchers around the world are growing brainlike organs to unravel how people evolved to think.
By Zach Zorich
Apr 3, 2022 1:00 PMApr 4, 2022 10:26 PM
Muotri’s lab hopes to pin down the genetic mutations that created the human mind as we know it.(Credit: Muotri lab/uc san diego)
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