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Researchers working at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at California’s Stanford University have successfully managed to achieve a direct transformation of ordinary mouse skin cells into neurons; thereby marking a radical upsurge in the field of regenerative medicine.
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The research team found that nearly 20 percent of the skin cells transformed into neural cells in less than a week; and, at least in a lab dish, these cells also behaved like “functional” neurons, and made connections with their neighboring neurons.