title: Building bridges for spinal cord repair.
abstract: For nearly a century, neuroscientists have sought to restore neurological function across spinal cord lesions. Lu et al. now present significant progress toward this goal, showing in rats that transplanted neural stem cells establish a functional bridge across completely transected spinal cords.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. phillip.popovich@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Phillip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Popovich