# Alysson Muotri: Neanderthal Brains in a Bottle

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**Created:** [February 15, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/alysson-muotri-neanderthal-brains-in-a-bottle/13212 "2021-02-15T06:54:04Z")\
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> **[Alysson Muotri: Neanderthal Brains in a Bottle](https://peacefulscience.org/articles/muotri-neanderthal/)**
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> So this is not exactly a Neanderthal brain in a bottle, but it gestures in that direction. What are the genetic changes that made us human?

> So this is not exactly a Neanderthal brain in a bottle, but it gestures in that direction. What are the genetic changes that made us human?

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/peacefulscience/original/2X/1/1d3ff0342a32346194c4177e52b1ccccf968d301.jpeg "Alysson Muotri: Neanderthal Brains in a Bottle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfLssywpasw)

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**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/alysson-muotri-neanderthal-brains-in-a-bottle/13212/2 "2021-02-15T22:12:56Z")

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**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/alysson-muotri-neanderthal-brains-in-a-bottle/13212/3 "2021-02-15T22:31:57Z")

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This was the movie Alysson mentioned. [William (2019) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6316816/)

The interview was much more informative than any of the articles I’ve seen online recently, and highlighted the limits of what the research actually shows. I appreciated also the questions about ethics.

Edit:  
I was wondering during the presentation if the organoids grow at the same rate as fetal human brains, and in the same way…and whether that would affect the result.

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**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/alysson-muotri-neanderthal-brains-in-a-bottle/13212/4 "2021-02-22T22:32:46Z")

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