# Scientists transplant lab-grown human brain tissue into mice

https://mins.news/en/item/61181

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 15:10 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/scientists-transplant-lab-grown-human-brain-tissue-into-mice-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaab15442d5dc000147218e

> Scientists have placed laboratory-grown human brain tissue into bioengineered mice, describing the work as an important step for studying human brain development. They say it could accelerate research into the causes and mechanisms of profound autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and schizophrenia.

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