http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/09/18/scispine118.xml
<p>IBy Roger Highfield, Science Editor- Scientists have found a way to make a kind of cells called astrocytes from embryonic stem cells. Image of adult astrocytes found in untreated adult spinal cord scar tissue. Tests showed that they can coax 40 per cent of severed nerve fibres to regrow in around a week in rats with spinal injuries, restoring the animals’ ability to move freely…</p>