Penn researchers engineer first system of human nerve-cell tissue

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that living human nerve cells can be engineered into a network that could one day be used for transplants to repair damaged to the nervous system. They report their findings in the February issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news123252362.html">Penn researchers engineer first system of human nerve-cell tissue</a></p> <p>Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that living human nerve cells can be engineered into a network that could one day be used for transplants to repair damaged to the nervous system. They report their findings in the February issue of the <i>Journal of Neurosurgery</i>.</p>