Newtonian Posted February 14, 2005 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.
YT2095 Posted February 14, 2005 Posted February 14, 2005 Nice! and it sounds a lot less painful and dangerous than invasive surgery and bulky implants.
calbiterol Posted February 14, 2005 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?
Newtonian Posted February 15, 2005 Author 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
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