Tuesday, May 16, 2006

The blind will see?

LINK2
Good news:Using growth factor will help the optic nerve to regenerate...
Bad News: the nerve will regrow, but not work:

"Despite the success, the team was unable to restore vision in the rats, and the strategy still has a ways to go before it can be applied to humans. First, says Benowitz, researchers must overcome the enormous hurdle of getting the axons from the retina to connect to the appropriate places in the brain."

No comments: