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

Science Daily · Jun 25, 2026, 1:46 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use their lineage—their cellular family tree—as a kind of positional map. Cells that come from the same ancestor stay near one another, helping the brain organize itself without re

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