
Renewing This Old Brain - Dr. Jean Hebert
Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta
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The Role of Plant Stem Cells in Brain Function
Plant stem cells seem to follow their developmental program even in the adult environment. We have evidence that vascularization can be done as well, which is one of the reasons we build our fetal-like tissue in the adult brain. And what about microglia? I know that there is an attempt to genetically engineer microglia to take on more advanced functions. Can you touch on that a bit?
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