A Skin Cell Becomes a Neuron before Your Eyes (VIDEO)

American Society for Cell Biology

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This 19-second time lapse video shows the first six hours of neuronal conversion of skin fibroblasts from a patient with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Håkan Toresson, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

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