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Embryonic Stem Cells Help Deaf Gerbils Hear

But any help for humans is still far off

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 12, 2012 7:12 PM CDT

(Newser) – British researchers are reporting what might be a potential breakthrough in the treatment of deafness. They injected embryonic stem cells from humans into the inner ears of deaf gerbils, and the stem cells restored 45% of the gerbils' hearing range, on average, in 10 weeks,...   Read full story »

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