The studies were done in embryonic spinal cord in mice, although the same process ultimately takes place during development of any organ or bodily system, the researchers said.

研究人员说，虽然在身体任何器官或系统发育过程中最终都会发生同样的过程，但这个研究是在小鼠的胚胎脊髓上进行的。

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The researchers hope it will also help the development of therapies for other debilitating conditions, such as stroke and spinal cord injury.

研究者希望这也能使中风或脊髓受伤的治疗获得进展。

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Jill Rako is all too familiar with the discomforts of children's hospitals: Her 15-year-old son Daniel, born with spina bifida, the incomplete development of the spinal cord, has logged dozens of surgeries and stays at Nationwide Children's.

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For her pioneering approach to biomaterial development to regenerate damaged nerve tissue and for her development of a new method to deliver drugs to the spinal cord and brain.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO - UK scientist receives global award at the 17th Annual L��Or��al-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards