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Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury (phys.org)

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Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury::In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury. The neuroscientists have shown that re-growing specific neurons back to their natural target regions led to recovery, while random regrowth was not effective.

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[-] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 months ago

This is the right way to solve paralysis, not Elon-killing-monkeys.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

Monkeys are the next step.

Well, probably dogs or cats first. But eventually monkeys.

"Professor: As a man enters his 18th decade, he thinks back on the mistakes he made in life. Amy: Like the heaps of the dead monkeys? Professor: Science can not move forward without heaps!"

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

180 years old?

[-] Astarii_Tyler@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Its a futurama quote

[-] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

if only there were elon-killing-monkeys

[-] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

I hope they eat well.

[-] Evilschnuff@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

This was done by Courtines‘ Team in Switzerland not Musk.

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Their comment was in relation to Neuralink being in the news about killing monkeys, recently, not attributing OP’s news to him.

[-] Evilschnuff@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

I know, I’m referring to a separate story that used an implant to wirelessly transmit the signal to the spinal cord. They were killing a bunch of cats and monkeys as well for their research. But they approached this responsibly and got a working prototype that helped a patient to walk again: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65689580

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