TWiN 8: Replacing lost neurons

<p>TWiN explains how neurological disease in mice can be repaired by using CRISPR/Cas to knock down levels of a single cell protein, which converts astrocytes to neurons.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href="http://twitter.com/orilieberman">Ori Lieberman</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/TheErinCalipari">Erin Calipari</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jasonsynaptic">Jason Shepherd</a> and <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-neuroscience/id1485118950">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I2sbvoxtw3ef7to7ugeungnwhq4?t%3DThis_Week_in_Neuroscience%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://twin1.libsyn.com/rss">RSS</a>, email</p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiN!</p> <p><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary="true">Links for this episode</strong></p> <ul class="rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable" role= "textbox" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label= "Write list…"> <li>Converting <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092867420302865?dgcid=rss_sd_all"> glia to neurons</a> (Cell)</li> <li>Reversing <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32581380/">Parkinson's disease</a> (Nature)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-8-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiN 8</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p> <p>Send your neuroscience questions and comments to twin@microbe.tv</p>