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Stem Cells Cure Paralyzed Rats

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the grow-your-own-spine dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an article on Forbes as well as other sources, 'Scientists have used [embryonic] stem cells and a soup of nerve-friendly chemicals to not just bridge a damaged spinal cord but actually regrow the circuitry needed to move a muscle, helping partially paralyzed rats walk.'"

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  1. Try it on my cat, please! by ManoSinistra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now try this science out on my cat please!