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I hear that… Health | Stem cell ‘deafness cure’ closer Stem cells that could be used to restore hearing have been successfully created, scientists have said. A Sheffield University team took stem cells from foetuses and converted them into cells that behave like sensory hair cells in the human inner ear.

I hear that…

Health | Stem cell ‘deafness cure’ closer

Stem cells that could be used to restore hearing have been successfully created, scientists have said.

A Sheffield University team took stem cells from foetuses and converted them into cells that behave like sensory hair cells in the human inner ear.



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April 03, 2009, 5:07pm