Human blood cells transformed into functional neurons

in science •  6 years ago 

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A groundbreaking study reveals that human immune cells in the blood can be transformed into functional neurons within 3 weeks by adding four proteins. The discovery could be used to generate neurons to study specific psychological and neurological disorders.

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