Nervous System Stem Cells Can Replace Themselves, Give Rise to Variety of Cell Types, Even Amplify

A Johns Hopkins team has discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain stem cell is capable not only of replacing itself and giving rise to specialized neurons and glia - important types of brain cells - but also of taking a wholly unexpected path: generating two new brain stem cells.

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