While applauding the great advance that nerve regeneration would bring to people with spinal cord injuries, I wonder if there is a reason that nature has designed the body so that these nerves do not regenerate. Perhaps an unintended consequence in genetically altering the proteins mentioned in your article could be the onset of some excruciating pain currently numbed due to damaged nerves.
Del Dietrich
Campbell, Calif.
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