Human blood cells transformed into functional neurons
June 9, 2018
Transformers, more than meets the eye. Transformers, robots in disguise. Stanford researchers transform blood cells into neurons. ‘The resulting neurons aren’t perfect. They lack the ability to form mature synapses… But they are able to carry out the main fundamental functions of neurons.’
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