Stem Cells Get Brainy

Scientists induce certain mice brain cells, which are also stem cells, to multiply. The discovery could spell good news for fighting diseases like Parkinson's and Huntington's.

WASHINGTON -- Scientists working in mice said they had found a way to identify master cells in the brain and grow them in large batches -- a potential way of helping patients grow their own brain tissue transplants.

The study is one of many focusing on stem cells -- the elusive progenitor cells that are found in all tissue and in blood, but which are difficult to identify. ...

Source: Wired News