Reconstructing the Brain in a Dish: Emergence of Neuroinflammation from Retrotransposons

Summary: Researchers at the UC San Diego Stem Cell Program have used a rare disorder, Aicardi Goutieres (AGS), to explore fundamental brain mechanisms. By utilizing cortical organoids, or brains in a dish, they have tracked neurodevelopment while discovering new information about the relationship between retrotransposons and neuroinflammation. Series: "Stem Cells" [Show ID: 32743]