- AskScience AMA Series: I'm Thomas Hurting, we make tiny human brains out of skin cells, modeling brain development to help research treatments for diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or Multiples Sclerosis, and to help develop personalized medicine. Ask me anything! https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2016/webprogram/Paper16069.html 370 comments askscience