Varanasi: The latest intervention in stem cell technology has given hope to patients suffering from diseases like Parkinson's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Scientists from Centre for Genetic Disorders at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) in Bengaluru have discovered stem cells, using cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology, which can be crucial for curing serious diseases while reaching their root cause quickly.
The scientists have successfully developed two healthy Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) lines and modeled complex neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease and ALS, using the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology.
This research was conducted by two PhD scholars Surajit Malakar and Shaileyee Roychowdhury. This achievement significantly advances India's capabilities to study, model and develop potential treatments for some of the most serious neurological disorders in medical science.
