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Human-derived nerve tissue integrates into a mouse research model
Researchers have developed a mouse model containing transplanted cortical organoids grown from human stem cells, according to a Nature paper published on 16 September.
The tissue formed connections with the host nervous system, enabling studies of developing human neurons and injury responses. This is a laboratory disease-modelling platform. It does not establish that the mice have human thoughts or consciousness, and it is not a treatment for people.
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