Transdifferentiation Can Create An Endless Supply of Brain Cells--And Fast

Cellular reprogramming is like the fairytale of spinning straw into gold: you take an abundant, mundane cell type, dose it with a cocktail of chemicals, and voil --now you have an unlimited supply of therapeutic cells ready for action. You've probably heard of the superstar in cellular reprogramming: induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Discovered by Shinya […]