Studying the Human Brain in a Dish

Are human and rodent brains similar? Can you take live human brain tissue, slice it, and study it in the dish to find out?

07 June 2013

Interview with

Dr Mark Cunningham, Newcastle University

Part of the show From Russia with Love

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Credit:

Andy Irving

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So, earlier in the episode we heard from Rosamund and Natalia on their findings in the rat brain. But are human and rodent brains similar? Do the results really translate? I stepped out to in the sun with another speaker at the conference to find out.....