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Neuron Transformation In The Brain Opens A New Avenue In Neurobiology
2013-01-21 04:44:13

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A pair of Harvard University stem cell biologists have reportedly demonstrated a technique with which they can transform one type of already differentiated neuron into another. The discovery, reported by the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Ivy League school in a statement released Sunday, demonstrates it is possible that the human brain “is not as immutable as we always thought, because at least during an early window of time one...