Human Pain Receptor Neurons Developed from Fibroblasts (image)

Harvard University

Caption

This image shows human noxious stimulus detecting sensory neurons produced by converting skin cells with a set of five genes to this new fate -- enabling study of 'pain' in a dish.

Credit

(c) Liz Buttermore

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