Study gives insight into motor neurons

Scientists have discovered a new way to generate human motor nerve cells in a development that will help research into motor neurone disease. Researcher have created a range of motor neurons from human embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. Motor neurons are nerve cells that send messages from the brain and spine to other parts of the body. Motor neurons. It is the first time that researchers have been able to generate a variety of human motor neurons. Motor neurons differ in their make-up and display different properties depending on where they are located in the spinal cord. The research involved a team from the Universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge and Cardiff and is published Communications.