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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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

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

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brains light up? What? This title is crazy.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

Lab grown humans here we come!

[–] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sure sure sure