Existing therapies for hearing defects are generally ineffective in severe forms of deafness. A technical feat that generates sound-sensing hair cells in the inner ear of mice might have long-term potential.
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S. P. GUBBELS, D. W. WOESSNER, C. BRESEE & J. V. BRIGANDE
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Ulfendahl, M. Route to authentic hair cells. Nature 455, 475–477 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/455475a
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