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The developing human brain—modeled in a dish

Nature Methods volume 10, page 929 (2013)Cite this article

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Stem cells grown in three-dimensional cultures self-organize into tissues that resemble the developing human brain.

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  1. Lancaster, M.A. et al. Cerebral organoids model human brain development and microcephaly. Nature 10.1038/nature12517 (28 August 2013).

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  1. Erika Pastrana
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Pastrana, E. The developing human brain—modeled in a dish. Nat Methods 10, 929 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.2674

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