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Frozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months later (newatlas.com)
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Frozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months later

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

So the brain organoid grew normally after thawing and kept the phenotypes tested (normal and epilepsy).

Organoid is very different from a full organ or organism though. Useful for research, extreme doubt for any clinical utility though.