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Groundbreaking: Japanese scientists develop a technique to connect brain cells grown in the lab
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this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2024
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Now I wait for some internet strangers to tell me why is this not groundbreaking at all
Nah chief, it's pretty groundbreaking. I mean we don't know how to specifically target existing connections to strengthen the sheathe between existing brain cells, but connecting two brain cells at all, manually, is such a feat