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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. Lol, I read that as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Stem cells cure, paralyzed rats" (i.e. the cure paralyzed the rats) and not as "Stem cells, cure paralyzed rats" :)

  2. Re: Now it's fixed! by illtron · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good to see I'm finally getting some results around here!

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

    Now try this science out on my cat please!