Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Brain Cells

Image Caption: Human skin cells can be converted into medium spiny neurons with exposure to the right combination of microRNAs and transcription factors, according to work by Andrew Yoo and his research team. Credit: Yoo Lab Scientists have described a way to convert human skin cells directly into a specific type of brain cell affected by Huntington's disease , an ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder.

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