Repairing nerves, with silk

Silk may be able to help repair damaged nerves, according to scientists. . .

They hope the silk will encourage cell re-growth across severed nerves, possibly even in damaged spinal cords.

A picture of nerve cells growing on the silk is one of the winning images in this year's Wellcome Trust Biomedical Image Awards.

From the BBC. The Wellcome awards page is here, and well worth a visit.

Posted by David on July 13, 2006 10:36 AM