💨 Abstract

Researchers at MIT have developed a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, bypassing the need for induced pluripotent stem cells. This could potentially lead to the treatment of spinal cord injuries and diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The simplified method, published in Cell Systems, can produce over 10 neurons from a single skin cell in mice.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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