More on Hair Cell Research

Details about the efforts to grow hair cells at Stanford University are available in the school's student newspaper here and in the medical journal Cell. As reported last week by DeafNewsToday, researchers say they have created the first ever hair cells in culture. These cells have great potential significance because they could be transplanted to restore hearing in the ear or used to test drugs meant to work to restore hearing. The scientists say their work is on the track for long-run clinical significance.