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When a drop of water falls onto the surface of a larger body of water, the drop doesn't fall right in. Instead it merges in a series of steps, often launching a series daughter droplets upward.

New Gene-Delivery Therapy to Restore Hearing?

Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital have managed to restore partial hearing and balance in mice born with a genetic condition that affects both.

The new model overcomes a long-standing barrier to accessing hair cells, the delicate sensors in the inner ear that capture sound and head movement and convert them to neural signals for hearing and balance. These cells have been notoriously difficult to treat with previous gene-delivery techniques.

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