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Re:Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent ... by eadmund on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @09:45AM (#41379473)
Donated by the human whose cells those were, by someone else?

That Nature article seems to discuss both approaches, using both induced pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells — which of course are not donated by the human being which they once were part of.

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Re:Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent ... by finalspark on Thursday August 29, 2024 @03:35AM (#41388286)
We only use IPSC. Details of the protocol to turn them into neurons and glial cells are described in our publication. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/artificial-intelligence...
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