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Scientists grow human brain cells in rats to study diseases

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Some scientists are studying human brain organoids outside of animals. [iStockphoto]

Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections.

It's part of an effort to better study human brain development and diseases affecting this most complex of organs, which makes us who we are but has long been shrouded in mystery.

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