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UW Stem Cell Breakthrough

The attention of the scientific community is centered right here in Madison, after UW researchers announce a major breakthrough in stem cell research.

Led by University of Wisconsin neurodevelopmental biologist Dr. Suââ?¬â??Chun Zhang, a team of scientists has developed a way to encourage human embryonic stem cells to become spinal motor neurons. Since spinal motor neurons dictate almost every bodily movement.