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Blood cells from 80-year-old donor become neural stem cells with molecular age under 20

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Researchers at the University of Bonn turned blood cell precursors from an 80-year-old donor into neural stem cells. The converted cells measured under 20 on epigenetic clocks, which estimate biological age from chemical tags on DNA.

Updated Oct 12