Stem cells are considered to be the all-rounders of our tissues: they can multiply indefinitely and then — if they are pluripotent embryonic stem cells — generate all conceivable cell types.
Credit: © M.C. Thier/DKFZ
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the stem cell institute HI-STEM* in Heidelberg have succeeded for the first time in directly reprogramming human blood cells into a previously unknown type of neural stem cell. These induced stem cells are similar to those that occur during the early embryonic development of the central nervous system. They can be modified and multiplied indefinitely in the culture dish and can represent an important basis for the development of regenerative therapies.
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