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Human brain cells in mice show slight improvement; fly brain generates story ideas

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Researchers have experimented with integrating human brain cells into animal subjects, though the improvements observed were minimal. In a separate study, a fruit fly's brain was utilized to generate story ideas for WIRED magazine through a custom-coded website called PitchFly, producing surprisingly creative suggestions. AI

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Human brain cells in mice show slight improvement; fly brain generates story ideas

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure. 📰 Source: Ars Te

    📰 Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure. 📰 Source: Ars Technica 🔗 Link: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/researchers-swap-in-human-brain-cells-for-a-mouses-cortex/ # AI #…

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/researchers-swap-in-hum…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 I Trained a Fly’s Brain to Generate WIRED Story Ideas I used an open-source map of a fruit fly’s brain to vibe code a website called PitchFly. Its headline su

    📰 I Trained a Fly’s Brain to Generate WIRED Story Ideas I used an open-source map of a fruit fly’s brain to vibe code a website called PitchFly. Its headline suggestions were delightfully bananas. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.wired…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/i-trained-a-fly-on-wire… web.archive.org

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