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Lampreys Hold Hope for Spinal Injury Victims

Historical Print by Jonathan Couch

At least 7000 Americans suffer spinal cord injuries each year.  Often the result is permanent paralysis. On Living Lab, Heather Goldstone sits down with Jennifer Morgan, Marine Biological LaboratoryAssistant Scientist, to discuss understanding nerve cell communication and repair in sea lampreys, and what that means for people suffering from spinal cord injury.

This program is a rebroadcast.  It originally aired on July 9, 2012,

http://youtu.be/GvjwR5ekCK8

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