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Scientists Successfully Turn Urine Into Brain Cells
10 Dec 2012 15:59 #1
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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Scientists Successfully Turn Urine Into Brain Cells
Researchers have found a way to turn urine into brain cells. The technique uses the cells discarded in human waste to form neuron cells.
By Makini Brice | Dec 10, 2012
The study: http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/vao ... .2283.html
Generation of integration-free neural progenitor cells from cells in human urine
Lihui Wang, Linli Wang, Wenhao Huang, Huanxing Su, Yanting Xue, Zhenghui Su, Baojian Liao, Haitao Wang, Xichen Bao, Dajiang Qin, Jufang He, Wutian Wu, Kwok Fai So, Guangjin Pan, & Duanqing Pei
Nature Methods (2012)
doi:10.1038/nmeth.2283
Received 10 August 2012
Accepted 16 November 2012
Published online 09 December 2012
Scientists Successfully Turn Urine Into Brain Cells
Researchers have found a way to turn urine into brain cells. The technique uses the cells discarded in human waste to form neuron cells.
By Makini Brice | Dec 10, 2012
Read more at http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/13 ... L5zzoqI.99The technique was successful, and converted the cells into stem cells in just 12 days, half the time that other cells have taken. With some more time, the cells showed the rosette shape customary for neuron cells. The team grew the cells and they turned into fully functional neurons in the laboratory. The technique seems to be quicker, more effective, and hopefully less error-prone than other methods.
The study: http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/vao ... .2283.html
Generation of integration-free neural progenitor cells from cells in human urine
Lihui Wang, Linli Wang, Wenhao Huang, Huanxing Su, Yanting Xue, Zhenghui Su, Baojian Liao, Haitao Wang, Xichen Bao, Dajiang Qin, Jufang He, Wutian Wu, Kwok Fai So, Guangjin Pan, & Duanqing Pei
Nature Methods (2012)
doi:10.1038/nmeth.2283
Received 10 August 2012
Accepted 16 November 2012
Published online 09 December 2012
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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