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MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy: « A new, highly efficient process for performing this conversion could make it easier to develop therapies for spinal cord injuries or diseases like ALS. »

MIT researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries or diseases such as ALS.

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