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Israel to carry out first spinal cord transplant
- fainpul 1y agoClickbait title. Later on they call it "implant", not transplant. Of course they don't replace the spinal cord and there isn't even a donator involved. The procedure begins with blood cells from the patient, which are reprogrammed into stem-cell-like cells capable of becoming any cell type. Fat tissue is also collected to create a custom hydrogel scaffold, into which the stem-like cells develop into a spinal cord structure. This engineered tissue is then implanted, replacing scarred areas and reconnecting the nervous system.