BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Silk fibre to help repair nerves

by bjtindle | July 12, 2006 at 05:45 pm
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Silk may be able to help repair damaged nerves, according to scientists.

The UK researchers have shown how nerve cells can grow along bundles of a special fibre, which has properties similar to spider silk.

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