Newtonian Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Scientists have restored hearing in the lab.By inserting a corrective gene with a virus inducing the growth of cochlear hair cells.Testing the gene ATOH1 been successfull in guinea pigs.Should it work in humans it will be fantastic,giving millions of deaf people a quality of life we take for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Nice! and it sounds a lot less painful and dangerous than invasive surgery and bulky implants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calbiterol Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Sounds like it could be a milestone. Using the same process, it might be possible to make viruses that correct any number of things - viruses, tumors, alzheimers, etc. Or, use them to modify your DNA. Perhaps an end to plastic surgery, beginning of DNA modification and superhumans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtonian Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 no you cannot say that,but you can have a link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/20050214/ts_latimes/inafirsthearinglossisreversedindeafmammals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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