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To: jopawa who wrote (2425)1/8/1999 10:31:00 AM
From: TomOrt  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4676
 
Could this have implications for ISIS ?

nytimes.com


January 8, 1999

Parent Cells Found in Brain May Be Key to Nerve Repair
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cientists in Sweden have identified for the first time the parent cells that give rise to many and maybe all of the different cell types in the adult brain. These neural stem cells, as they are called, are of great interest because, if they could be manipulated appropriately, they would be the obvious repair kit for replacing damaged neural tissues in everything from spinal cord injuries to Parkinson's disease.............