organoid – ASF Weekly Science Podcasts

Genetic pathways leading to autism


Listen Later

A landmark study that uses brain organoids from different people with different genes associated with autism showed that the different genes act as roads that go on different journeys to the same destination. This will be an enormously important discovery for identifying targets to treat different autism symptoms across different genetic causes of autism and understand the diversity of symptoms. Also, the new Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee was announced and there is not much breadth of perspectives.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10047-5

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

organoid – ASF Weekly Science PodcastsBy Autism Science Foundation