Specific roles of adult neural stem cells may be determined before birth

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

Adult neural stem cells, which are commonly thought of as having the ability to develop into many type of brain cells, are in reality pre-programmed before birth to make very specific types of neurons, at least in mice, according to a study.

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