Tag: neural development


  • Five-Year-Old Mini Brains: The Ethical Crossroads of Organoid Research

    Five-Year-Old Mini Brains: The Ethical Crossroads of Organoid Research

    The Science Behind the Milestone In recent years, brain organoids—tiny, lab-grown clumps of neural tissue derived from stem cells—have evolved from curiosities to tools that illuminate early human brain development. Researchers have advanced organoids that display increasingly complex neural activity, some mirroring patterns once thought possible only in living brains. The latest discussions focus on…