2016-04-24, 02:50
Sophisticated 'mini-brains' add to evidence of Zika's toll on fetal cortex
Studying a new type of pinhead-size, lab-grown brain made with technology first suggested by three high school students, researchers have confirmed a key way in which Zika virus causes microcephaly and other damage in fetal brains: by infecting specialized stem cells that build its outer layer, the cortex.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...141200.htm
Studying a new type of pinhead-size, lab-grown brain made with technology first suggested by three high school students, researchers have confirmed a key way in which Zika virus causes microcephaly and other damage in fetal brains: by infecting specialized stem cells that build its outer layer, the cortex.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...141200.htm