Neurons Created From Skin Cells Of Elderly ALS Patients

Less than 27 months after announcing that he had institutional permission to attempt the creation of patient and disease-specific stem cell lines, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Principal Faculty member Kevin Eggan proclaimed the effort a success - though politically imposed restrictions and scientific advances prompted him to use a different technique than originally planned.

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Filed under: Muscular Dystrophy on September 8th, 2008