A group of scientists is using stem cells to grow "minibrains" that contain Neanderthal DNA, and hopes they'll learn to control crab-like robots. Yep.
According to Science Magazine, a research group at the University of California San Diego School Of Medicine is conducting the project, which has been made possible by the intersection of a number of scientific research areas: "ancient DNA, the genome editor CRISPR and 'organoids' built from stem cells."
Organoids - miniature versions of bodily organs used for research - have been created from modern human brain tissue before, but geneticist Alysson Muotri has revealed that he and his team have been using Neanderthal DNA to create small versions of the extinct human species' cortex.
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According to Science Magazine, a research group at the University of California San Diego School Of Medicine is conducting the project, which has been made possible by the intersection of a number of scientific research areas: "ancient DNA, the genome editor CRISPR and 'organoids' built from stem cells."
Organoids - miniature versions of bodily organs used for research - have been created from modern human brain tissue before, but geneticist Alysson Muotri has revealed that he and his team have been using Neanderthal DNA to create small versions of the extinct human species' cortex.
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