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Researchers have found how to manipulate embryonic stem cells to form dopamine-producing brain cells. This new source of cells could someday be used to replace cells lost to Parkinson’s.
Perrier A, Tabar V, Barberi T, Rubio M, et al. Derivation of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2004; 101(34): 12543-8. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/short/101/34/12543