Scientists use animal-free reagents to create clinical-grade neurons from skin cells
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 04:06
in Biology & Nature
(Medical Xpress) -- Using a specially designed facility, UCLA stem cell scientists have taken human skin cells, reprogrammed them into cells with the same unlimited property as embryonic stem cells, and then differentiated them into neurons while completely avoiding the use of animal-based reagents and feeder conditions throughout the process.