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Brains Made to Order

Scientists discover a method to grow millions of neurons in a dish, paving the way for replacement brain cells

By Compiled by Siri Steiner Posted 07.19.2005 at 3:00 pm 0 Comments

1OO,OOO,OOO,OOO Estimated number of brain cells in the average adult brain
10 Billion Estimated number of brain cells lost by the average adult over a lifetime
200 Million Estimated number of additional brain cells
lost by an average Alzheimer´s patient
85,OOO Estimated number of brain cells lost
by the average adult each day
2OO Million Miles of neurons formed if every
brain cell in the average adult brain
were arranged end to end

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