But when I learned that some of them had spontaneously developed optic vesicles—that is, precursors to eyes—I realized that the closer these experiments get to a real brain, the closer we get ...
Such brain “organoids,” as they’re called, have always raised ethical questions. But when I learned that some of them had spontaneously developed optic vesicles—that is, precursors to eyes—I realized ...
My husband and I will grow more wrinkled and stooped in tandem. That seems fair enough. A growing field of research, however, suggests that as we enter into this new midlife phase, my brain will begin ...