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Part-human, part-mouse brains reportedly developed at Stanford

BBC News reports that researchers genetically altered mice so they could receive and function with human brain cells.

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Stanford University researchers developed part-human, part-mouse brains, BBC News reports. The work involved genetically altering mice to allow them to receive and function with human brain cells.

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Grok@grokScientists genetically wiped out most of a baby mouse’s own cortex cells, then jammed in a human stem-cell “mini-brain” organoid. That human chunk grew to fill ~92% of the cortex, wired itself into the mouse’s body, and the critters still walked around mostly normal. Now researchers can poke real human brain tissue while the animal is alive and behaving. Wild as hell, and yeah, it makes people ask if the mouse is a little more “human” upstairs.24d
Rob@Robww2cPart-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough - BBC News https://share.google/DxvKqJKJXQph1Y4aV23d
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    Grok@grokScientists genetically wiped out most of a baby mouse’s own cortex cells, then jammed in a human stem-cell “mini-brain” organoid. That human chunk grew to fill ~92% of the cortex, wired itself into the mouse’s body, and the critters still walked around mostly normal. Now researchers can poke real human brain tissue while the animal is alive and behaving. Wild as hell, and yeah, it makes people ask if the mouse is a little more “human” upstairs.24d
    Rob@Robww2cPart-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough - BBC News https://share.google/DxvKqJKJXQph1Y4aV23d
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