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Emily Cooke

Lab-grown 'minibrains' may have just confirmed a leading theory about autism

Scientist wearing a blue surgical mask is shown holding up a lab dish containing size circles which contain a clear fluid with what appears to be small white bubbles in it. The scientist is looking at the lab dish and is wearing a blue lab coat and gloves. The scientist is slightly blurred while the dish is clear.

Scientists may have confirmed a theory about the origins of autism by creating miniature, 3D replicas of human brains.

These tiny brains, derived from the stem cells of toddlers, were grown to show what the childrens' brains would have looked like as they developed in the womb.

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