Abstract Neural stem cells isolated from the developing and adult brain are an ideal source of cells for use in clinical applications such as cell replacement therapy. The clear advantage of these cells over the more commonly utilised embryonic and pluripotent stem cells is that they are already neurally committed. Of particular importance is the fact that these cells don rsquo;t require the same level of in vitro culture that can be cost and labour intensive. Foetal neural stem cells can be ...