About 20 years ago, scientists discovered that skin cells could be converted into pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can ...

One of the most amazing things to happen in biology in the last couple of years is cellular reprogramming. We learned how to ...

Converting one type of cell to another—for example, a skin cell to a neuron—can be done through a process that requires the ...

Until now, skin cells have been viewed as barriers that can respond to electric stimuli. Turns out, they also generate ...

In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells ...

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A new process for converting skin cells to neurons directly could make it easier to develop therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.

Deborah S. Sarnoff, M.D., talks about the recent breakthrough treatments that are paving the way to treat patients with ...