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Severed Optical Nerves Can Be Made To Grow Again

Posted by chrisd on from the well-will-you-look-at-that dept.

Anonymous Coward writes: "It is being hailed as one of the most significant advances in nerve regeneration in a decade. After severing an optic nerve in rats, neurologists have found a way to reconnect it to the brain so that it once again transmits normal electrical signals. As reported in the New Scientist this achievement is a first in mammals, and may hint at ways of reversing some types of blindness in people. Scientists also hope to use a version of the technique to treat people with spinal cord injuries.

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  1. Attention! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I love open source and natalie portman.

  2. Re:What about other nerves? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    maybe we could grow CmdrTaco a dick?

  3. Natalie Portman, chick, dead at 24 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    I just heard some sad news on talk radio. Natalie Portman, geek chick, aww.. hell, screw it!

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  4. What about my dick? by Ryu2 · · Score: -1, Troll

    If I severed it, could I now make it grow back again?

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    There's 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
  5. Old News by matth · · Score: 0, Troll

    This was reported on syncwater (http://www.syncwater.org) yesterday. Slashdot needs to get up to speed.

  6. This is filth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Lord wants these people to be blind that's why He made them that way. It is pure Satanic evilness to go against the wishes of the Lord in this way. THIS SCIENCE IS FILTH, OUTLAW IT!!!