Scientists Convert Human Skin Cells Into Brain Cells

For the first time, scientists have converted human skin cells directly into a type of brain cell affected by Huntington's disease, a fatal inherited neurological disorder. The new technique is different from other methods that turn one type of cell into another because it bypasses the stem cell phase.

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