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Directly converting skin cells to brain cells yields 1,000% success
In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells ...
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Scientists Turn Skin Cells Directly Into Neurons Bypassing Stem Cells
One of the most amazing things to happen in biology in the last couple of years is cellular reprogramming. We learned how to ...
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MIT scientists convert skin cells into neurons, could transform brain, spinal cord repair
A new technique developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology helps convert skin cells into neurons without needing ...
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Getting under the skin of a mouse
Adult skin stem cells from the mouse are used for cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer. It has also been suggested that reprogramming by oocytes, and hence cloning efficiency, may vary ...
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Neurons Generated from Skin Cells Without Stem Cell Step in Mice
A new process for converting skin cells to neurons directly could make it easier to develop therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.