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SARS-CoV-2 Could Infect The Human Brain
Although it primarily impacts the lungs, SARS-CoV-2 could also infect the brain and cause problems there.

Human iPSCs Spur Malaria Research
Human liver cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells have helped scientists studied an elusive stage of the Plasmodium vivax parasite’s life cycle.
An Eye-Opening Stem Cell Discovery
A research group in Japan has found that different versions of a protein called laminin can cause human stem cells to become specific cell types in the eye.
Making Cells Go Viral For Vaccine Research
Scientists in Japan have devised a method to produce multiple genotypes of noroviruses in the lab, paving the way for better vaccines.
iPS Cells Shed Light On Kidney Disease
Scientists in Japan have reproduced congenital kidney disease in vitro using human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Reprogramming Stem Cells Without Genetic Modifications
Scientists in Singapore have converted fibroblasts into pluripotent stem cells without introducing external factors for genetic reprogramming.
How Genetic Insults Affect Mental Health
Research has shed light on how a molecule called disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 is linked to a wide range of psychiatric disorders.
Making Stem Cells Switch To Muscle
Using a synthetic DNA-targeting molecule, researchers in Japan were able to stimulate human induced pluripotent stem cells to become heart muscle cells.
Stem Cells Treat Parkinson’s Disease In Monkeys
Scientists have used human induced pluripotent stem cells to alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in monkeys.
Reprogramming ‘Fixes’ Trisomic Sperm
Cells with extra sex chromosomes can be reprogrammed to create sperm with the correct number of chromosomes that can give rise to healthy offspring.