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Paola Arlotta: Brain Development from Stem Cell to Organoid

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Studying the Human Brain Through the Mouse

There is a huge volume and study in the mouse brain. There are many things that we have learned, but it's not the same thing in having studied the human brain through the mouse. The structure called the neural tube literally self assembles. It happens in an embryo, and it can happen also from stem cells in a dish. And then from there, these stem cells that are present within the neural tube give rise to all of the thousands and thousands of different ce types that are present in the brain through time.

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