Scientists Restore Hearing in Animals Using Human Stem Cells

Reblogged from Health & Family:

In a promising early study, researchers from the U.K. restored hearing in deaf gerbils by using human embryonic stem cells. It's an encouraging finding for some of the millions of people who suffer from hearing disorders.

"We have the proof of concept that we can use human embryonic stem cells to repair the damaged ear," lead author Marcelo Rivolta, a stem cell biologist at the University of Sheffield, in England, …

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