Bioengineers reprogram muscles to combat degeneration
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have turned back the clock on mature muscle tissue, coaxing it back to an earlier stem cell stage to form new muscle. Moreover, they showed in mice that the newly reprogrammed muscle stem cells could be used to help repair damaged tissue. The research could lead to new treatments to combat muscle degeneration.