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We're getting closer to growing a brain in a lab dish pred 10 urami in 8 minutami Clumps of cells known as organoids are helping us to understand the brain, and the latest version comes equipped with realistic blood vessels to help the organoids live longer(New Scientist)
Our brains play a surprising role in recovering from a heart attack pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 21 minutami A newly discovered collection of neurons suggests the brain and heart communicate to trigger a neuroimmune response after a heart attack, which may pave the way for new therapies(New Scientist)
Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 21 minutami Chemist Omar Yaghi invented materials called MOFs, a few grams of which have the surface area of a football field. He explains why he thinks these super-sponges will define the next century(New Scientist)
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