Studying human brain using 3D printing technology
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 10:50
in Biology & Nature
At two percent of our body weight, and made up of 100 billion nerve cells, the brain is a hugely complex organ. Scientists can study the brain using animal models, but in recent years much work has gone in to seeking alternatives. A team of researchers has come up with a way of printing brain structures in 3D so they can grow nerve cells to mimic a real brain.