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Scientists grow a mini human brain that lights up and connects like the real thing (hub.jhu.edu)
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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

So they culture different brain tissues and blood vessels separately and then glue them together manually. Are the resulting blood vessels fully functional, such that they could keep the organoid alive indefinitely?

[–] Abrinoxus@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

So this is how the end of sillicon smarts begins. Good.

[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Brain organoids existed for a long time iirc

After I saw the demo where a scientist tought it how fly a (simulated) plane, I thought it was going to be an alternative to AI. Sad that there hasn't been much development in this space

I've been enthusiastically watching The Thought Emporium build one

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

After I saw the demo where a scientist tought it how fly a (simulated) plane

Where? Do you have any source?

[–] winkly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Lab grown humans here we come!

[–] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Sure sure sure

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Brains light up? What? This title is crazy.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

You're the second person in two days that I've encountered on Lemmy that has been totally baffled by a simple and mundane metaphor.