Futurism : "Student invents 3D printed bioreactor that can grow hundreds of mini-brains | Ce monde à inventer ! | Scoop.it
Ann Griswold 02/05/16 : "A 16-year old high school student built a replicator for “mini-brains,” and it is way better than its more expensive commercial counterparts. In fact, it had mini-brains ready for analysis within less than four months. Mini-brains are balls of brain cells that researchers use to test and analyze the functions and processes of the human brain [...]. The new bioreactor design is enabling researchers to conduct experiments at exponentially faster pace, at an exponentially wider scope. Hadiono’s SpinΩ is now a main component in research analyzing the effects of the Zika virus during different phases in pregnancy. The blueprint for 3D printing SpinΩ will also be made available to the public, so everyone can print their own bioreactors for a relatively low coast...