Why Human-Animal Hybrid Brains Hold Promise for Neurological Disease
Why Human-Animal Hybrid Brains Hold Promise for Neurological Disease
Scientists around the world are implanting tiny blobs of human brain tissue into the brains of rodents, creating hybrid organs called chimeras. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains how they work and what scientists hope to learn from them. Illustration: Elizabeth Smelov
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Daniela Hernandez
Daniela Hernandez extends her health and science reporting to cover a variety of relevant subjects from Covid-19 to climate change.
