A Brain in a Dish.
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: . Although lacking a circulatory system their brain model includes spinal cord, cortex, midbrain, brain stem, and even the beginnings of an eye- aiding in the effectiveness of research on complex neurological disease. To create their new brain model, the researchers converted adult skin cells into pluripotent stem cells, which afforded the opportunity to build the multiple nervous cell types required for such a complex system. Having this tissue model will assist researchers in developing new disease models, and thus, facilitate the development of novel clinical interventions.
Source: PubMed
Author: Shikha Jain Goodwin
Institutions: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
OpenAlex ID: W2506200029