Fruit fly neuron can reprogram itself after injury

Friday, December 11, 2009 - 01:21 in Biology & Nature

Studies with fruit flies have shown that the specialized nerve cells called neurons can rebuild themselves after injury. The results are potentially relevant to research efforts to improve the treatment of patients with traumatic nerve damage or neurodegenerative disease.

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