Science

The neurobiologist who grew ‘mini-brain’ tissues in a dish

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 09:00

When Madeline Lancaster’s attempt to grow neural stem cells ‘failed’ she had no idea that the floating balls of cells she saw in her petri dish were in fact miniature brain tissues. They would revolutionise our ability to study the early stages of brain development and take us closer to answering: what makes us human?