Today I saw the following picture on The New York Times website:
Naturally I immediately went to the article and was amazed at the strides they are making for rats with spinal issues. I was astounded that paralysis was even a big enough issue in rats that it merited this much research (not to mention space in the NY Times!).
Then I realized that the research was on rats who had been paralyzed surgically and in the long run was only going to benefit humans, not rats.
The full article is here.
