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Organoids

A close up of a brain organoid shows neurons in magenta, cell nuclei in blue, and other supporting cells in red and green.
Biocomputing
Could future computers run on human brain cells?
Published Feb 28, 2023
Hopkins researchers tout the promise of 'organoid intelligence,' which could one-day yield computers that are faster, more efficient, and more powerful than silicon-based computing and AI
Autism
Environmental hazards
Published Winter 2021
Using brain organoids, researchers examine potential environmental link to autism / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lab photo of structures in the retina
Biology
Human retinas grown in a dish explain how color vision develops
Published Oct 11, 2018
Lab-grown organoids reveal the mysterious process of eye tissue formation that takes place in the womb