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Lab-grown organoids are living longer — offering new insight into the human brain

A study in the journal Nature sets a new record for the lifespan of lab-grown cells called organoids. These clusters of human cells in petri dishes are used as models of the human brain.

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Rachel Carlson
Rachel Carlson is an associate producer at Short Wave.