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A biotech company says it put dopamine-making cells into people’s brains (www.technologyreview.com)

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A biotech company says it put dopamine-making cells into people’s brains::The experiment to treat Parkinson’s is a critical early test of stem cells’ potential to tackle serious disease.

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[-] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If it works, it would be interesting to see if it could also work for people with other forms of brain injury/damage.

Could you use it to help restore function to someone who had a stroke?

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