Human Stem Cells Provide A New Model For Lou Gehrig's Disease
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 10:36
in Biology & Nature
Human stem cells are used to create motor neurons that carry familial ALS mutations. These human stem cell-derived neurons look and act like normal motor neurons, and, when carrying ALS mutations, the cells undergo changes similar to those seen in ALS. This study presents a new human-derived cell system to use in studying ALS and ALS therapies.
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