Paralyzed Man Walks After Cells for Smelling Placed in Spine

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-21/paralyzed-man-walks-again-after-nose-cells-are-placed-in-spine

A man paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack is walking again after undergoing surgery using cells responsible for the sense of smell, marking an advance in the search for treatments for spinal injuries. Darek Fidyka, 38, received the cells after failing to recover from a stabbing in the back in 2010, according to…