Scientists in Birmingham have grown a living human 'brain'.
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Scientists hope to gain a greater understanding of the brain (Pic: www.VJHIVE.com)
The team at Aston University created tiny bundles of cells which act like a mini nervous system.
They believe it could help find a cure for degenerative conditions like Alzheimer's, motor neurone or Parkinson's disease.
Professor Michael Coleman is leading the research.
He explained: "We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an actual living human cellular system.
"Cells have to be alive and operating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works."
The experiment involves altering cells from a cancer tumour and making them behave like brain cells.
Although far from finished, scientists hope the fake brain cells will give them a greater understanding of how real brains work.
This, in turn, could significantly further research into conditions which affect th
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People started gathering at the Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church
in southwestern Kentucky before sunrise. First there were just a few,
sealed in their cars with the heat blasting, but before long there were
close to 100, standing in the parking lot in multiple coats. It was the
first Friday in December, 23 degrees at dawn and nearly windless.
Everyone was looking up.
Operation Migration’s four ultralight
planes floated into view over some oak and maple trees, then passed
over the small, white chapel. An ultralight is powered by a massive
rear propeller. In the sky, it looks like a scaled-down Formula 1 car
dangling under the wing of a hang glider. Because the little planes
taxi on three wheels, pilots call them trikes. At 200 feet, the first
pilot, Chris Gullikson, was perfectly visible in his trike’s open
cockpit. He was wearing his whooping-crane costume, a
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CHILIBRE, Panama
— The land where Marta Ortega de Wing raised hundreds of pigs until 10
years ago is being overtaken by galloping jungle — palms, lizards and
ants.
People started gathering at the Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church
in southwestern Kentucky before sunrise. First there were just a few,
sealed in their cars with the heat blasting, but before long there were
close to 100, standing in the parking lot in multiple coats. It was the
first Friday in December, 23 degrees at dawn and nearly windless.
Everyone was looking up. 
CHILIBRE, 