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Two studies integrate cutting-edge techniques to grow and analyse 3D cultured tissues that resemble human brain structures, enabling examination of how brain regions interact and neurons mature. See Articles p.48 & p.54

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Figure 1: Two routes to a mini-brain.

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  1. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, 04103, Germany

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  2. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany

    Barbara Treutlein

  3. Technical University Munich, Germany

    Barbara Treutlein

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Camp, J., Treutlein, B. Advances in mini-brain technology. Nature 545, 39–40 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/545039a

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