The technique could potentially be used to treat brain injuries.
Currently, theres no effective treatment for severe cases, which negatively impacts the patients quality of life.
Hoping to change this, the research team fabricated a two-layered brain tissue by3D printinghuman neural stem cells.
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Initially, the hiPSCs were differentiated into neural progenitor cells for two separate layers of the cerebral cortex.
Beyond brain injuries, these 3D-printed cells could benefit drug evaluation and our knowledge on brain development and cognition.
The full study is published in the journalNature Communications.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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