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Walking again after spinal cord injury

Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe paralysis are now walking  
(and running) thanks to researchers at EPFL. Published in the June 1,  
2012 issue of Science, the results show that a severed section of the  
spinal cord can make a comeback when its own innate intelligence and  
regenerative capacity -- what lead author Grégoire Courtine of EPFL  
calls the "spinal brain" -- is awakened.
http://www.cyberneticsnews.com/research/Walking_again_after_spinal_cord_injury.asp