Scientists to Grow 'Mini-Brains' with Neanderthal DNA
Hannah Devlin, Guardian
Scientists are preparing to create miniature brains that have been genetically engineered to contain Neanderthal DNA, in an unprecedented attempt to understand how humans differ from our closest relatives.In the next few months the small blobs of tissue, known as brain organoids, will be grown from human stem cells that have been edited to contain Neanderthalised versions of several genes.
Scientists are preparing to create miniature brains that have been genetically engineered to contain Neanderthal DNA, in an unprecedented attempt to understand how humans differ from our closest relatives.In the next few months the small blobs of tissue, known as brain organoids, will be grown from human stem cells that have been edited to contain Neanderthalised versions of several genes.