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Published online 11 November 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021104-17
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Boost for brain stem-cell implants
Protein cocktail persuades stem-cell grafts to become neurons.
A simple protein shake coaxes human neural stem cells from fetuses to develop into proper neurons when implanted into live animals' brain or spinal cord. The technique jumps an important hurdle on the path to stem-cell therapies.
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