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Posts Tagged ‘nanofibers’


Microscopic Fibers String Spinal Cord Back Together

Posted on February 17th, 2009

With plans just approved for the first trial to treat spinal cord injuries in humans with embryonic stem cells, a team of Northwestern scientists is tackling the problem from a different angle: through microscopic messenger molecules that can tell the disconnected nerve cells to re-grow.

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