stem cell therapy

  • Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

    Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

    Now the stem cells are just showing off. An international team of researchers say they’ve developed a lab-grown mass of tissue that mimicked a brain and was able to spontaneously produce two symmetrical optic cups, eye-like structures sensitive to light. But don’t worry — these rudimentary organoids are not conscious.