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Jürgen Knoblich, director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, led a team that pioneered the growth of brain tissue—organoids, or mini brains—which show promise in helping to understand various brain diseases better than rodent experiments can. Watch an interview on organoids with Knoblich conducted by Katherine Brown of the journal Development:
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