Watching Immature Brain Cells Grow (VIDEO)

Duke University

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Watch as primordial neural cells dance across, grow into, and even move 3D scaffolds engineered to heal brain injury from stroke and other trauma. Decorating the scaffold with various nutrients and biochemical signals allow researchers to control what types of brain tissues they become.

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Katrina Wilson and Ken Kingery, Duke University

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