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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Suha Kidwai

REVEALED: Human brain is actually two separate organs scientists find - The Real Truth

The human brain is not a single organ, but two separate systems that evolved independently before fusing together, according to groundbreaking new research.

Scientists at Stanford University made the discovery while trying to solve a longstanding laboratory puzzle: why brain stem cells were nearly impossible to grow in a dish, while cells from the front of the brain grew with ease.

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