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Saturday, August 20, 2011

First Paralyzed Patient to Get Embryonic Stem Cells | Scienceray

First Paralyzed Patient to Get Embryonic Stem Cells | Scienceray



Discarded embryonic stem cells are being put to good use in a trial run of injections for paralyzed patients. They have proved to work in rats and now volunteers are opting for treatments in hopes of getting their legs back. One such patient is Timothy Atchison who lives in Chatom, Alabama. He was paralyzed from the chest down last year in a car accident.