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Nerve Cell Repair
When it comes to repairing nerve cells damaged by disease, injury or stroke, progress has been limited by the fact that neurons can't regrow. Now, scientists say they've identified a gene that can help the thread-like axons of injured nerve cells regenerate. We'll be talking about nerve repair and other advances in neuronal research in this hour of Science Friday.
Guests:
Dong Feng Chen
Postdoctoral Associate
Center for Cancer Research
Center for Learning and Memory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joe Gardella
Professor of Chemistry
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
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