For the first time scientists create human brain in laboratory

The human brain is the most complex organ of all, and in terms of scientific knowledge it can be said that we still know little about its functioning. Recently, however, a group of scientists has achieved a surprising feat: for the first time, a human brain was created in the laboratory.

It sounds like a science fiction script, but it's true. According to information from The Independent, the organ is a kind of miniature, is the size of an eraser that is attached to some pencils and contains 99% of the genes present in the brain of a human fetus, with an already identifiable structure.

This brain is expected to be useful in studies of degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's. It is also believed that the structure could serve as a basis for a better understanding of autism.

According to Professor Rene Anand, who runs the experiment with other scientists at Ohio State University, the structure not only looks like a developing brain. It also has the same cells and almost every gene contained in the human brain.

Anand also explains that one of the major difficulties related to brain studies is that it is difficult to understand the specific organ functions of a dead person or by imaging alone. In this respect, the brain created in the laboratory can be better explored while alive, which is a huge advance for neuroscience and medicine as a whole.

For now, scientists are studying the brains of mice, which have anatomical structures very similar to ours. Still, as we are talking about similarities, studying the human brain based on a 99% structure similar to that of a real person's thinking organ will be a breakthrough.

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