Study used virus to deliver genetic information that reduced scar tissue in the spinal cord
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King's College London repaired damage in spinal cord of rats.
Body repairs a wounded spinal cord with scar tissue.
But scar acts like a barrier to new nerve connections.
Used a virus to alter enzyme called chondroitinase.
Animals regained use of their front paws after the gene therapy.
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written by James Gallagher
