Source: University of Queensland
Date: May 15, 2007
Summary:
Neuroscientists at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have revealed two major discoveries, edging them closer to harnessing the brain's inherent powers of self-repair and regeneration. In one study, findings announced in the Journal of Neuroscience, QBI neuroscientists have identified the stem cell population responsible for production of neurons, and the mechanism which drives this process. In a second study, a team of QBI neuroscientists found a way to identify neurons at the intermediate stage of development, when the cells are in the process of changing from stem cells to mature nerve cells.
