A team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new technique, using human stem cells, to efficiently grow sensory nerve cells (neurons) in a dish. Their study reports that humans may have a specific kind of sensory neuron that can sense both cold temperature and mechanical force, which is not found in mice. The research was jointly funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
The findings, published in a recent issue of the journal Cell Reports, highlight the importance of using stem cells to produce human-specific neurons in a laboratory setting, enabling investigation of human biology and disease in otherwise inaccessible tissue.
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