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‘Biocomputer’ combines lab-grown brain tissue with electronic hardware

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‘Biocomputer’ combines lab-grown brain tissue with electronic hardware

Researchers have built a hybrid biocomputer — combining laboratory-grown human brain tissue with conventional electronic circuits — that can complete tasks such as voice recognition.

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‘Biocomputer’ combines lab-grown brain tissue with electronic hardware

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