brain organoids

A Remarkable Confluence of Genetic Changes Made Humans Exceptional

December 7, 2022

As a chemistry major in college and then a biochemistry student in graduate school, I had precious little time to watch TV. There were several...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Key Difference in Developing Human and Neanderthal Brains

September 14, 2022

Good things take time. Or at least that is what the adage claims. It's true when it comes to whiskey. Good whiskey takes time....

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Brain Organoids Cultivate the Case for Human Exceptionalism

January 19, 2022

Mel Brooks’s horror comedy Young Frankenstein is one of my all-time favorite movies.  Perhaps my favorite scene in the movie has Igor (pronounced EYE-gor)—played brilliantly by Marty...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read