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Implantation of induced stem cells in brains with Parkinson’s disease is showing promising results in monkeys
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Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells implanted into the brain.
iPS cells transform into precursors to the neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine.
2.4 million dopamine precursor cells implanted into a patient in his 50s.
IPS cells created from skin cells taken from an anonymous donor.
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written by David Cyranoski
