Metropolitan Digital

The Times Real Estate


.

Neurons made from blood cells – a new tool for understanding brain diseases

  • Written by Marius Wernig, Associate Professor of Pathology at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University
Neurons made from blood cells – a new tool for understanding brain diseasesMarius Wernig, Thomas C. Südhof and their colleagues created these “Induced neuronal (iN) cells” from adult human blood cells. Marius Wernig, CC BY-ND

Our team at Stanford University 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...

Read more: Neurons made from blood cells – a new tool for understanding brain diseases

More Articles ...

  1. 'Jurassic Park' made a dinosaur-sized leap forward in computer-generated animation on screen, 25 years ago
  2. Trump scorns US media, but just try being a journalist in North Korea or Mexico
  3. The nuclear industry is making a big bet on small power plants
  4. How the Ford F-150 became king of cars
  5. Young people crossing the border alone face challenges in the US homes where they're placed
  6. Why Mister Rogers' message of love and kindness is good for your health
  7. Social Security’s future is safe
  8. De Podemos a Trump, el 'storytelling' explica la política mundial
  9. How far away was that lightning?
  10. Connected cars can lie, posing a new threat to smart cities
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more