Neurons Made From Blood Cells—A New Tool for Understanding Brain Diseases

Neurons Made From Blood Cells—A New Tool for Understanding Brain Diseases

http://stemcellphd.stanford.edu/faculty/marius-wernig.html has just figured out the recipe for converting blood cells from adults directly into nerve cells, or neurons.

You may be wondering why anyone would want to convert blood into brain cells. Researchers like myself would like to gain a better understanding of what causes brain diseases such as autism, schizophrenia, or major depression. But it is difficult to study complex diseases like these in the lab…”

https://singularityhub.com/2018/06/25/neurons-made-from-blood-cells-a-new-tool-for-understanding-brain-diseases/

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