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Neuroscientist Fred Gage and his colleagues at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies achieved the feat for the first time in 2018.
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In 2018, neuroscientist Fred Gage and his colleagues at the Salk Institute were the first to transplant human brain organoids into rodents.
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{
    "date": "2018",
    "person": "Fred Gage",
    "organization": "Salk Institute for Biological Studies"
}
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September 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM (3 weeks ago)
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These Mice Have Partly Human Brains
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/16/science/human-mouse-brains-organoids.html

Scientists have created mice with millions of human neurons in their brains to study brain disorders. This research marks a significant advance in replicating human brain complexities outside the body, but also raises profound ethical questions.

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