"Mini-Brains" Could Revolutionise Drug Studies and Reduce Animal Use

Source: The GuardianCells grown in petri dishes could allow researchers to observe the effects of drugs on neural activity as well as on the health and function of brain cells. Miniature brains that show electrical activity akin to “a primitive type of thinking” could revolutionise how some drugs are tested and reduce the need for animals in research, according to scientists who have developed the structures. Each ball of human brain cells - in all about the...