Today marks a momentous occasion in the history of legal rights for non-human entities. For the first time, the US government has granted legal personhood to a group of tiny clusters of brain tissue, known as brain organoids. This groundbreaking ruling will have far-reaching implications for the rights of non-human entities, from animals to robots. The brain organoids, which have been grown in a lab using embryonic stem cells, are the first non-human entities to ever be given legal rights in the US. This ruling marks a major step forward in recognizing the rights of entities that are not traditionally seen as persons.

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source: Phys.org