Chocolate and strapping helps rat walk again after spinal cord injury
by Anorak | 2nd, June 2012
WHAT you’re looking at is a rat experiencing “100 per cent recuperation” having had its back broken and then repaired with a treatment which helps grow new nerves.
The treatment involves chemicals, electricity and placing the broken rats in a special harness and encouaging them to make towards a piece of Swiss chocolate *. The movement “tricks” the body into repairing itself.
Chocolate can do that.
* The treatment was begun at the University of Zurich. It has not been tested with Belgian chocolate, nor strapping British rats to a lard-based treat or kebab.
Posted: 2nd, June 2012 | In: Technology Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
