Deaf 'hear again' with stem cells

Nottingham : United Kingdom | Sep 12, 2012 at 10:36 AM PDT

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Deaf gerbils 'hear again' after stem cell cure Health and science reporter, BBC News Researchers hope they will be able to one day treat deafness with stem cells. UK researchers say they have taken a huge step forward in treating deafness after stem cells were used to restore hearing in animals for the... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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