{"id":227525,"date":"2025-12-20T09:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/worlds-first-3d-printed-brain-tissue-that-mirrors-human-brain-function"},"modified":"2025-12-20T09:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:14:01","slug":"worlds-first-3d-printed-brain-tissue-that-mirrors-human-brain-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/worlds-first-3d-printed-brain-tissue-that-mirrors-human-brain-function","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s first 3D-printed brain tissue that mirrors human brain function"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/227525?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udde0\ud83d\udca1 Thinking about organ transplants?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd2c A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison has achieved a groundbreaking milestone!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 They\u2019ve developed the world\u2019s first 3D-printed brain tissue that mirrors human brain function.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude80 This is a giant leap forward for research into neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udda8\ufe0f Utilizing a horizontal layering technique and a softer bio-ink, this 3D-printing method allows neurons to weave together, forming networks similar to those in the human brain.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d This precision in controlling cell types and arrangements opens new doors for studying neurological conditions, including Alzheimer\u2019s and Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/worlds-first-3d-printed-brain-tissue-that-mirrors-human-brain-function\">Continue reading \u201cWorld\u2019s first 3D-printed brain tissue that mirrors human brain function\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udde0\ud83d\udca1 Thinking about organ transplants? \ud83d\udd2c A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison has achieved a groundbreaking milestone! \ud83c\udf10 They\u2019ve developed the world\u2019s first 3D-printed brain tissue that mirrors human brain function. \ud83d\ude80 This is a giant leap forward for research into neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. \ud83d\udda8\ufe0f Utilizing a horizontal layering technique and [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1489,11,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-printing","category-biotech-medical","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}