Blood-Brain Barrier Building Blocks Forged From Human Stem Cells
Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
The blood-brain barrier may be poised to give up some of its secrets as researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created in the laboratory dish the cells that make up the brain's protective barrier. The Wisconsin researchers describe transforming stem cells into endothelial cells with blood-brain barrier qualities.