Protein in zebrafish hope to spinal cord repairs

The outstanding abilities of the zebrafish to regenerate and also repair its spinal cord is still a remarkable feature from nature to this animal . Scientists from the Duke University , North Carolina are looking for the particular protein in zebrafish that helps repair spinal cord .
In the process of building , supporting cells called glia extend projections into a distance tens of times their own length and connect to a wide range of injury .
Fully nerve cells then grow across and after about eight weeks new nerve tissues will fill the gap , meaning the animals fully reverse their paralysis .

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3 months old baby girl eaten live by giant rats in South Africa

A three months old baby girl has been eaten by giant rats in katlehong South Africa . The mother of the child 26 was said to have left the baby at home and went out to party with the twin brother to the deceased child . The police have arrested her on charges of child neglect , eye witnesses say the child's eyes , tongue and fingers were eaten off including some of her body parts . The remaining twin boy lucky is with the father and is now being taken care of by his father's new girlfriend .

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