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Can stem cells restore hearing without causing cancer? – Futurity: Research News

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2017-11-08 NEWS

Futurity: Research News

Can stem cells restore hearing without causing cancer?
Futurity: Research News
Converting inner ear stem cells to auditory neurons could potentially reverse deafness, but the process also poses a cancer risk if the cells divide too quickly. Now, scientists know the transformation can be controlled, at least in a petri dish. “It’s