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Scientists Can Now Grow Brain Cells In The Lab

Posted by timothy on from the too-bad-tim-has-no-mature-brain-cells dept.

H_Fisher writes "Scientists in Florida have grown mature brain cells in the laboratory, a scientific first. The Independent reports that "[...]they were able to produce virtually unlimited quantities of brain cells, which could revolutionise transplant medicine as well as leading to new drugs to stimulate the regrowth of damaged nerves." This could be a milestone in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's, and many other illnesses and injuries."

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  1. Mine will be happy by qurk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Friends! They have been getting pretty lonely.

  2. Zombie Food by pyrrhonist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we'll really be ready when the dead rise from the grave.

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    Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
  3. But... by timothv · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can these brains do floating point operations?

  4. At last! by Bodhidharma · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, the end of the Republican party is in sight.

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    A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
  5. But... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


    Can they grow Pinky cells yet?

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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  6. my first thought... by NoSuchGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    send these cells to:

    The White House
    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20500

    Maybe there is hope?

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    Grundgesetz * 23. Mai 1949 - 30. November 2007 - http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/
  7. I wonder if they run.... by electrosoccertux · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if we could make them run Linux?