“Minibrains†May Soon Include Neanderthal DNA
Brain organoids engineered to carry the genetic material could reveal how our brains are similar to and different from those of our closest relatives.
By Ashley Yeager | May 14, 2018
Image No 1ISTOCK, HALAMKAHuman stem cells edited to contain Neanderthal DNA will soon be grown into “miniature brains,†The Guardian reports.
“We’re seeing if we can find basic differences in how nerve cells function that may be a basis for why humans seem to be cognitively so special,†Sv
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