Researchers generate functional neurones from somatic cells
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 07:49
in Biology & Nature
In a new study, researchers were able to generate functionally mature motor neurones from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which are engineered from adult somatic cells and can differentiate into most other cell types. A potential new source of motor neurones that does not require human eggs or embryos could be an enormous boon to research into conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal cord injury and could open the door to eventual treatments. The study is published in Stem Cells...
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