Tuesday, December 13, 2005

In the brains of mice grow the cells of man: Embryonic implants mature into neurons to help fight diseases

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Date: December 13, 2005

Summary:

Researchers in San Diego have designed mice containing fully functional human nerve cells as a novel way to study and potentially treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The neurons were formed in the brains of mice that had been injected with human embryonic stem cells as 2-week-old embryos.