German scientists help paralysed mice walk

By Stephane Nitschke and Zuzanna Szymanska
Updated January 22 2021 - 5:44am, first published 5:38am
Ruhr University scientists have discovered a way to restore the ability to walk in paralysed mice.
Ruhr University scientists have discovered a way to restore the ability to walk in paralysed mice.

German researchers have enabled mice paralysed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals by using a designer protein injected into the brain.

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