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Dec 18, 2024

Human Minibrains Launched Into Space Thrived in an Unexpected Way

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Human minibrains in little vials surprised scientists by surviving a stint in low-Earth orbit.

US researchers sent lab-grown blobs of human neural tissue known as organoids for a short holiday on the International Space Station back in 2019. What they got back a month later amazed them.

Not only were the cells healthy and thriving after weeks of weightlessness – they had matured faster than the same cells here on Earth.

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