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Reprogrammed cells from an 80-year-old reportedly show under-20 molecular age

University of Bonn researchers report converting red-blood-cell precursors directly into neural stem cells, bypassing a pluripotent stage.

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Fluorescence microscope image from the University of Bonn: a dense field of induced neural stem cells grown from the blood cells of a 101-year-old donor, with green cell skeletons and magenta-blue nuclei on a black background.

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Reprogrammed cells from an 80-year-old reportedly show under-20 molecular age

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Reprogrammed cells from an 80-year-old reportedly show under-20 molecular age