mini brain grown from human stem cells

Scientists have grown "miniature brains" from human stem cells for the first time, in an advance that promises to revolutionise the study of diseases such as schizophrenia and autism - and raises a host of ethical questions.

Described as a "huge step forward" for neuroscience.

A consultant neurologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, said: "The similarities with some of the features of a human brain are really quite astounding.

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