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A mini revolution in brain science

13 mins | Sep 12, 2019

‘Mini-brains’ grown in laboratories are helping us understand human cognition. Writing in the Financial Times, Clive Cookson meets with scientist Madeline Lancaster to hear why she thinks this discovery is so vital.

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