
NeuroscienceJanuary 1, 2017
Building a Brain in the Lab
Scientists copy nature’s most complex organ in the hope of solving the mysteries of brain disorders, from autism to Alzheimer’s
Juergen A. Knoblich is a senior scientist and scientific director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. He studies neural stem cells and the development of the fruit fly nervous system.

Building a Brain in the Lab
Scientists copy nature’s most complex organ in the hope of solving the mysteries of brain disorders, from autism to Alzheimer’s