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.

Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Erin Calipari, Jason Shepherd and Vincent Racaniello

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Links for this episode

• Converting glia to neurons (Cell)
• Reversing Parkinson's disease (Nature)
• Letters read on TWiN 8
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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