TWiN 8: Replacing lost neurons
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 8
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Episode description
TWiN explains how neurological disease in mice can be repaired by using CRISPR/Cas to knock down levels of a single cell protein, which converts astrocytes to neurons.
Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Erin Calipari, Jason Shepherd and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode
- Converting glia to neurons (Cell)
- Reversing Parkinson's disease (Nature)
- Letters read on TWiN 8
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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