• Question: Could you use stem cell research to grow an illuminous glowing brain?

    Asked by ninjasaurus to Sharon on 16 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Sharon Sneddon

      Sharon Sneddon answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      Hi Ninjasaurus,
      Scientists have not been able to grow a whole new brain in the lab, but they can make rain cells, ie neurons in the lab from stem cells and yes, they can make them fluorescent so they do glow! This is useful because if we were to ever transplant these cells back into the body, we could track them to see how they are behaving!

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