Discovery in roundworms may one day help humans with spinal cord injury and paralysis

(Boston University Medical Center) A newly discovered pathway leading to the regeneration of central nervous system (CNS) brain cells (neurons) in a type of roundworm (C. elegans) sheds light on the adult human nervous system's ability to regenerate.
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