cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52109808

The human brain is not a single organ, but two separate systems that evolved independently before fusing together, according to groundbreaking new research. … Armed with the knowledge of how hindbrain cells uniquely form, the team has successfully turned human stem cells into becoming functional hindbrain motor neurons in a lab for the first time.

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    2 days ago

    Turns out they were separate organs after all, despite confounding evidence to the contrary:

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      1 day ago

      I tried finding a vagina version of this but searching “brain vagina” got some real weird results. Lots of furry and odd anime stuff.