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Bridging Scar Tissue and Guiding Nerve Connections
This chapter discusses a groundbreaking experimental approach that uses signaling molecules as beacons to guide regenerating nerve connections towards their correct targets in the spinal cord. It explores how paralyzed mice were able to walk again through this technique and the placement of the beacons. The chapter reveals the inspiration behind the approach and the gradual recovery observed in mice.
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