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A Dual Method for Inner Ear Hair Cell Regrowth in Zebrafish

These findings reveal a previously unrecognized mechanism of hair cell regeneration with implications for how hair cells may be encouraged to regenerate in the mammalian inner ear.

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A Combination of Genes to Enhance Hair Cell Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Cochlea

Due to the lack of spontaneous regeneration, the hearing loss caused by hair cell loss is permanent. One way to envision future biological/medical repair of the hair cell-depleted inner ear is to medically induce the generation of new hair cells.

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