How to make a human nerve cell

Researchers have worked out how to reprogram cells from human skin into functioning nerve cells.

Nature News: 26 May 2011

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The technique used top create the nerve cells is called transdifferentiation and is different from induced pluripotent stem cells, though it still involves genetic modification of the cells. More homework for me – ie I will endeavor to post an overview of the differences between transdifferentiation and induced pluripotency.

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See previous TechNyou news post where Chinese scientists made liver cells using transdifferentiation