One approach to studying the brain rather than working on the whole thing at once is to examine small bits of it. With that in mind, researchers at the Tissue Engineering Resource Center at Tufts University, Boston have developed a three-dimensional brain-like tissue that is structurally similar to living rat brain tissue, functions enough like it for experimental purposes, and one that scientists have been able to keep alive for up to two months... Continue Reading Creation of functional 3D brain-like tissue could aid in study of the brain
Section: Science
Tags: 3D, Brain, Tufts University
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