SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 25, 2026Science Daily

Scientists discover how a single cell builds a brain with 170 billion cells

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Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory discovered that brain cells may determine their location using lineage — cells descended from the same parent cell cluster together, like human populations settling near ancestors. Tested in mice and zebrafish, this finding could reshape understanding of brain development, disease, and even future AI systems.

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