Surprising Science — April 8, 2014

Regeneration Research Offers Hope for Spinal Cord Injuries

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Healing leaves scars, but regeneration leaves the cells in their original state.

Spinal cord injuries today are considered devastating, but new research suggests that there’s hope in regeneration.

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