--- title: "Ohio State’s Lab-Grown “Mini Human Brain” is Dubious and Sketchy" description: "Last week, a neuroscientists at Ohio State University made waves by saying he's grown a nearly complete brain the size of a pencil eraser in a dish. Not so fast." date: "2015-08-24" modified: "2015-08-24" authors: - name: "Kif Leswing" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/kif_leswing" url: "https://futurism.com/ohio-states-lab-grown-mini-human-brain-is-dubious-and-sketchy" categories: - "Science & Energy" --- # Ohio State’s Lab-Grown “Mini Human Brain” is Dubious and Sketchy ![]() - One key reason to doubt the finding is that the researcher, Rene Anand, hasn't published his results yet. He merely presented them at a military health research meeting in Florida. He addressed these concerns by noting that he plans to commercialize the technology before sharing its details with the world. - *New Scientist* talked to other researchers in the field and they were dubious. One said: "There is no evidence that \[Anand\] has done this." Another added: "It would have helped Anand’s case if he had followed standard scientific procedures and published these findings instead of seeking to immediately monetize them." - Although Anand is a confirmed researcher at Ohio State, there's still a big reason why he might overstate his findings for press and hype: he's trying to raise money. Last October, Anand formed a GoFundMe -- as [previously reported]() by Futurism -- which only raised $960. From the page: "A legitimately \[sic\] question you may have is why am I asking for donations when there is nearly $30 billion dollars in research money available at the federal level?" He never answers that question. [![2454288\_1414494669.4286]()]()