Scientists Can Now Grow Brain Cells In The Lab

Scientists Can Now Grow Brain Cells In The Lab 81

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 14, 2005 @07:54PM from the too-bad-tim-has-no-mature-brain-cells dept.

H_Fisher writes "Scientists in Florida have grown mature brain cells in the laboratory, a scientific first. The Independent reports that "[...]they were able to produce virtually unlimited quantities of brain cells, which could revolutionise transplant medicine as well as leading to new drugs to stimulate the regrowth of damaged nerves." This could be a milestone in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's, and many other illnesses and injuries."

Scientists Can Now Grow Brain Cells In The Lab

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Mine will be happy (Score:4, Funny)

by qurk ( 87195 ) writes: on Tuesday June 14, 2005 @08:00PM (#12819109)

Friends! They have been getting pretty lonely.

Zombie Food (Score:3, Funny)

by pyrrhonist ( 701154 ) writes: on Tuesday June 14, 2005 @08:07PM (#12819157)

Now we'll really be ready when the dead rise from the grave.

But... (Score:3, Funny)

by timothv ( 730957 ) writes: on Tuesday June 14, 2005 @08:08PM (#12819166)

Can these brains do floating point operations?

At last! (Score:5, Funny)

by Bodhidharma ( 22913 ) writes: <jimliedeka@gmFREEBSDail.com minus bsd> on Tuesday June 14, 2005 @08:46PM (#12819449)

Finally, the end of the Republican party is in sight.

But... (Score:3, Funny)

by Black Parrot ( 19622 ) writes: on Tuesday June 14, 2005 @10:47PM (#12820232)

Can they grow Pinky cells yet?

my first thought... (Score:3, Funny)

by NoSuchGuy ( 308510 ) writes: <do-not-harvest-m ... dot@spa.mtrap.de> on Wednesday June 15, 2005 @07:37AM (#12821971) Journal

send these cells to:

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Maybe there is hope?

I wonder if they run.... (Score:2, Funny)

by electrosoccertux ( 874415 ) writes: on Wednesday June 15, 2005 @07:19PM (#12828263)

I wonder if we could make them run Linux?

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Mine will be happy (Score:4, Funny)

Zombie Food (Score:3, Funny)

But... (Score:3, Funny)

At last! (Score:5, Funny)

But... (Score:3, Funny)

my first thought... (Score:3, Funny)

I wonder if they run.... (Score:2, Funny)

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